Batch convert SQL files to semicolon delimited text files

Shiji Pan

1 year ago

Want to batch convert SQL files to TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) files?

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Batch convert SQL files to TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) files

Click “Start a New Convert” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

Select From “Files” “SQL” To “Files” “TXT”.

And config the first source SQL file.

List source SQL files.

After converting, you can view output TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) files.

Value kind	in SQL	in Semicolon-delimited
Int	`INT`	`1234`
Bigint	`BIGINT`	`9007199254740993`
Decimal	`DECIMAL(p,s)`	`1234.56`
Float	`DOUBLE PRECISION`	`1.234e+10`
Text	`VARCHAR(n)`	`quoted only when it contains a semicolon or a quote`
Long text	`TEXT / CLOB`	`must be quoted; line breaks inside force multi-line records`
Date	`DATE`	`2026-09-18`
Datetime	`TIMESTAMP`	`2026-09-18 14:30:00`
Binary	`BLOB / BYTEA`	`not representable - base64 or hex string`
Boolean	`BOOLEAN / SMALLINT`	`TRUE / FALSE, or 1 / 0 depending on the writer`
JSON	`JSON / TEXT`	`the whole JSON value quoted, with internal quotes doubled`

Both SQL and Semicolon-delimited are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.

Property	in SQL	in Semicolon-delimited
identifiers	`Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale...`	`Double quotes; a literal quote is doubled ("" )`
dates	`Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ...`	`Dates often use D/M/Y or D.M.Y in European exports`
binary	`Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode()`	`Not supported`
separator	`Statement terminators (;)`	`Semicolon ";"`
encoding	`No declaration`	`Often ANSI or Latin-1 in European exports; UTF-8 needs a BOM`
typing	`Types belong to the target database, and they differ betwee...`	`None - every field is text`
shape	`Statements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rows`	`Flat table, optional header row`
ceiling	`No formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i...`	`No formal limit; row count bounded by memory`

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