Convert each table data in a SQL file to a separate TSV file

Shiji Pan

1 year ago

Want to convert each table data in a SQL file to a separate TSV file at one time?

Try Data File Converter, a SQL converting tool for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert tables in a SQL file to TSV files, Easy and Fast.

Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
Convert files locally and privately, avoid uploading large SQL file(s) to online services.

Click “Start a New Convert” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

Select From “File” “SQL” To “Files” “TSV”.

List selected tables.

After converting, you can view output TSV files.

Convert each SQL table to a separate TSV file in command line

You can schedule and automate this SQL table to TSV converting task by:

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DataFileConverter works fast. It convert millions of rows within a minute.

Of course! DataFileConverter convert each SQL table to a separate TSV file locally, absolutely safe.

Yes, you can. DataFileConverter has Linux, Mac OS, and Windows version.

Yes, you can. DataFileConverter can running in command line, on Linux, Mac OS, and Windows.

Value kind	in SQL	in TSV
Int	`INT`	`1234`
Bigint	`BIGINT`	`9007199254740993`
Decimal	`DECIMAL(p,s)`	`1234.56`
Float	`DOUBLE PRECISION`	`1.234e+10`
Text	`VARCHAR(n)`	`unquoted; a tab in the value splits the column`
Long text	`TEXT / CLOB`	`unquoted; newlines break the row`
Date	`DATE`	`2026-09-18`
Datetime	`TIMESTAMP`	`2026-09-18 14:30:00`
Binary	`BLOB / BYTEA`	`not representable`
Boolean	`BOOLEAN / SMALLINT`	`TRUE / FALSE`
JSON	`JSON / TEXT`	`the whole JSON value as-is (its own quotes stay)`

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

Property	in SQL	in TSV
identifiers	`Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale...`	`Rarely used, which is exactly why tabs in data break it`
dates	`Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ...`	`Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00`
binary	`Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode()`	`Not supported - must be encoded`
separator	`Statement terminators (;)`	`Tab`
encoding	`No declaration`	`No declaration - UTF-8 works only with 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`

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New to the format? Read what a TSV file is (and how it differs from CSV).