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Batch export data from Azure tables to SQL files
Login to Azure -> Select Azure tables -> Set SQL file options -> Export Azure tables to SQL
Choose Azure and logon.
Click “Export All Tables” at task dialog.
Select SQL file type.
1. Select Azure tables to export.
2. Set SQL options.
3. See Azure tables to be exported.
4. Set rows options.
5. Export Azure data to SQL files.
After exporting, you can view output SQL files.
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See also:
- Export Azure table to SQL
- Export Azure query results to SQL
- Export multiple similar Azure tables to one SQL file
Azure SQL → SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Azure SQL | in SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | int | INT |
| Bigint | bigint | BIGINT |
| Decimal | decimal(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | float | DOUBLE PRECISION |
| Text | nvarchar(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | nvarchar(max) | TEXT / CLOB |
| Date | date | DATE |
| Datetime | datetime2 | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | varbinary(max) | BLOB / BYTEA |
| Boolean | bit | BOOLEAN / SMALLINT |
| JSON | nvarchar(max) | JSON / TEXT |
Dialect differences
Azure SQL is a database server and SQL 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 SQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1433 | — |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale... |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | — |
| dates | datetime2, date, time | Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ... |
| long text | nvarchar(max) | — |
| binary | varbinary(max) | Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode() |
| separator | — | Statement terminators (;) |
| encoding | — | No declaration |
| typing | — | Types belong to the target database, and they differ betwee... |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Statements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rows |
| ceiling | — | No formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i... |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Azure SQL | bcp |
| Azure SQL (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
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