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Export Azure query result to SQL file using dynamic filename with date and time
Login to Azure -> Enter Azure SQL statement -> Set SQL filename template including date -> Export Azure query to SQL using current date as file name
Choose Azure and logon.
“Export From Query” for “SQL to Azure“.
Select SQL file type.
1. Enter Azure SQL query.
2. Set SQL file options. Enter filename template, including date, #yyyy# is for current year, #mm# month, #dd# day, #hh# hour, #mi# minute, #ss# second.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export Azure query results to SQL file. Dynamically created SQL file name using present system time.
After exporting, you can view output SQL files.
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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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