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Batch export data from DB2 tables to TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) files
Login to DB2 -> Select DB2 tables -> Set TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) file options -> Export DB2 tables to TXT
Choose DB2 and logon.
Click “Export All Tables” at task dialog.
Select TXT file type.
1. Select DB2 tables to export.
2. Set TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) options.
3. See DB2 tables to be exported.
4. Set rows options.
5. Export DB2 data to TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) files.
After exporting, you can view output TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) files.
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See also:
- Export DB2 table to TXT (pipe delimited text)
- Export DB2 query results to TXT (pipe delimited text)
- Export multiple similar DB2 tables to one TXT (pipe delimited text) file
DB2 → Pipe-delimited reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DB2 | in Pipe-delimited |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INTEGER | 1234 |
| Bigint | BIGINT | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | 1234.56 |
| Float | DOUBLE | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | quoted only when it contains a pipe or a quote |
| Long 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 | not representable - base64 or hex string |
| Boolean | SMALLINT | TRUE / FALSE, or 1 / 0 depending on the writer |
| JSON | CLOB | the whole JSON value quoted, with internal quotes doubled |
Dialect differences
DB2 is a database server and Pipe-delimited 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 DB2 | in Pipe-delimited |
|---|---|---|
| port | 50000 | — |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | Double quotes; a literal quote is doubled ("" ) |
| row limit | FETCH FIRST n ROWS | — |
| dates | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| long text | CLOB | — |
| binary | BLOB | Not supported |
| separator | — | Pipe "|" |
| encoding | — | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM |
| typing | — | None - every field is text |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Flat table, optional header row |
| ceiling | — | No formal limit; row count bounded by memory |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
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