Convert SQL to JSON array

Shiji Pan

1 year ago

Want to convert SQL to JSON array?

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then show the wizard.

Select source/target file type.

The SQL file content:

See JSON array file

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Value kind	in SQL	in JSON Array
Int	`INT`	`1234 (number)`
Bigint	`BIGINT`	`9007199254740993`
Decimal	`DECIMAL(p,s)`	`1234.56 (number)`
Float	`DOUBLE PRECISION`	`1.234e10 (number)`
Text	`VARCHAR(n)`	`"text" (string)`
Long text	`TEXT / CLOB`	`"multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string)`
Date	`DATE`	`"2026-09-18" (string)`
Datetime	`TIMESTAMP`	`"2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string)`
Binary	`BLOB / BYTEA`	`"base64:..." (string)`
Boolean	`BOOLEAN / SMALLINT`	`true / false (boolean)`
JSON	`JSON / TEXT`	`nested object or array, kept as structure`

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

Property	in SQL	in JSON Array
identifiers	`Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale...`	`Double quotes; backslash escapes`
dates	`Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ...`	`No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p...`
binary	`Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode()`	`Not supported natively - base64 inside a string`
separator	`Statement terminators (;)`	`Braces and commas`
encoding	`No declaration`	`UTF-8 by definition`
typing	`Types belong to the target database, and they differ betwee...`	`string, number, boolean, null, object, array - no date type`
shape	`Statements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rows`	`Nested objects and arrays`
ceiling	`No formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i...`	`Whole document is usually parsed into memory`

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