Want to batch export data from DB2 tables to TXT files?
Try Withdata DBToFile, a DB2 to TXT converter for Windows, Linux, and macOS, Export DB2 data to TXT, 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.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Batch export data from DB2 tables to TXT files
Login to DB2 -> Select DB2 tables -> Set TXT 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 options.
3. See DB2 tables to be exported.
4. Set rows options.
5. Export DB2 data to TXT files.
After exporting, you can view output TXT files.
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See also:
- Export DB2 table to TXT
- Export DB2 query results to TXT
- Export multiple similar DB2 tables to one TXT file
DB2 → TXT reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DB2 | in TXT |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INTEGER | 1234, or right-aligned in a fixed-width column |
| Bigint | BIGINT | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | 1234.56 |
| Float | DOUBLE | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | written as-is; padding depends on the chosen layout |
| Long text | CLOB | written as-is |
| Date | DATE | whatever the writer chose |
| Datetime | TIMESTAMP | whatever the writer chose |
| Binary | BLOB | not representable |
| Boolean | SMALLINT | Y / N, or 1 / 0, or TRUE / FALSE |
Dialect differences
DB2 is a database server and TXT 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 TXT |
|---|---|---|
| port | 50000 | — |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | None by convention |
| row limit | FETCH FIRST n ROWS | — |
| dates | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP | Whatever the writer produced; no convention is guaranteed |
| long text | CLOB | — |
| binary | BLOB | Not supported |
| separator | — | Whatever was chosen - often fixed column widths |
| encoding | — | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM |
| typing | — | None - every field is text |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Free form; a parser has to be told the layout |
| ceiling | — | No formal limit |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
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