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JSON Lines text format (JSONL), also called Newline-delimited JSON (NDJSON), or Line-delimited JSON (LDJSON). JSON Lines files may be saved with the file extension .jsonl, *.ndjson, *.ldjson.
Export data from DB2 table to JSON lines (JSONL / NDJSON / LDJSON)
Login to DB2 -> Choose DB2 table -> Set JSON lines file options -> Export DB2 to JSON lines (JSONL / NDJSON / LDJSON)
Choose DB2 and logon.
“Export From Table” for “DB2 to JSON lines (JSONL / NDJSON / LDJSON)”.
Select JSON file type.
1. Choose DB2 table.
2. Set JSON lines (JSONL / NDJSON / LDJSON) file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export DB2 data to JSON lines (JSONL / NDJSON / LDJSON) table.
After exporting, you can view output JSON lines (JSONL / NDJSON / LDJSON) file.
More tools for JSONL / NDJSON / LDJSON.
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Windows 32 bit
Linux .deb (For Debian, Ubuntu) 64 bit
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MacOS 64 bit
DB2 → JSON Lines reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DB2 | in JSON Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INTEGER | 1234 (number) |
| Bigint | BIGINT | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | 1234.56 (number) |
| Float | DOUBLE | 1.234e10 (number) |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | "text" (string) |
| Long text | CLOB | "multi-line\ntext" |
| Date | DATE | "2026-09-18" (string) |
| Datetime | TIMESTAMP | "2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string) |
| Binary | BLOB | "base64:..." (string) |
| Boolean | SMALLINT | true / false (boolean) |
| JSON | CLOB | nested object on the same line |
Dialect differences
DB2 is a database server and JSON Lines 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 JSON Lines |
|---|---|---|
| port | 50000 | — |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | Double quotes; backslash escapes (a newline inside a string... |
| row limit | FETCH FIRST n ROWS | — |
| dates | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP | No date type: dates arrive as strings |
| long text | CLOB | — |
| binary | BLOB | Not supported natively - base64 inside a string |
| separator | — | Newline between records |
| encoding | — | UTF-8 by definition |
| typing | — | Same as JSON, but records cannot nest across lines |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Flat stream |
| ceiling | — | Streams, so it scales past what a single JSON document can ... |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
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