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Export data from Azure table to Excel file
Login to Azure -> Choose Azure table -> Set Excel file options -> Export Azure to Excel
Choose Azure and logon.
Click “Export From Table” at task dialog.
Select Excel file type.
then show the Export Single Table form.
1. Choose a Azure table to export.
2. Enter Excel file name.
3. Preview Excel.
4. Export Azure table data to Excel file.
After exporting, you can view output Excel file.
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See also:
- Export Azure query results to Excel
- Export multiple similar Azure tables to a single Excel sheet
- Batch export Azure tables to Excel files
Azure SQL → EXCEL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Azure SQL | in EXCEL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | int | 1234 (a real numeric cell) |
| Bigint | bigint | 9007199254740993 (exact only while the cell stays text) |
| Decimal | decimal(p,s) | 1234.56 (numeric cell, format controls the displayed decimals) |
| Float | float | 1.234E+10 (numeric cell) |
| Text | nvarchar(n) | text cell; leading zeros survive only if the column is text |
| Long text | nvarchar(max) | text cell; wraps inside the cell rather than the row |
| Date | date | a serial number plus a date cell format |
| Datetime | datetime2 | a serial number plus a date-time cell format |
| Binary | varbinary(max) | not representable as data |
| Boolean | bit | TRUE / FALSE (a real boolean cell) |
| JSON | nvarchar(max) | a text cell; the quotes are part of the value |
Dialect differences
Azure SQL is a database server and EXCEL is a file format, so the gap is wider than a dialect difference - the rows below are where values and structure stop lining up.
| Property | in Azure SQL | in EXCEL |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1433 | — |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | Not applicable; a cell holds exactly one value |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | — |
| dates | datetime2, date, time | Stored as a serial number; only the cell format makes it lo... |
| long text | nvarchar(max) | — |
| binary | varbinary(max) | Only as text or an embedded object, not as a data column |
| separator | — | Cells, not delimiters |
| encoding | — | UTF-8 internally, declared in the package |
| typing | — | Real cell types: text, number, date, boolean, error |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Multiple sheets, each a flat grid |
| ceiling | — | 1,048,576 rows x 16,384 columns per sheet; 255 sheets per w... |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Azure SQL | bcp |
| Azure SQL (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
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