Export DB2 table to SQL

Want to export data from DB2 table to SQL file?

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Export data from DB2 table to SQL file

Connect to DB2 -> Choose DB2 table -> Set SQL file options -> Export DB2 to SQL

export DB2 table to SQL file - Choose DB2 and logon

“Export From Table” for “DB2 to SQL”.

Export data from DB2 Table To SQL File - task window

Select SQL file type.

Export data from DB2 Table To SQL File - select SQL file type

1. Choose DB2 table.

Unload data from DB2 Table To SQL File - select table

2. Set SQL file options.

Extract data from DB2 Table To SQL File - enter file name

3. Set rows options.

Convert data from DB2 Table To SQL File - summary

4. Export DB2 data to SQL file.

Dump data from DB2 Table To SQL File - export

After exporting, you can view output SQL files.

Export data from DB2 Table To SQL File - view SQL file

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DB2 → SQL reference

Type mapping

Value kind	in DB2	in SQL
Int	`INTEGER`	`INT`
Float	`DOUBLE`	`DOUBLE PRECISION`
Long text	`CLOB`	`TEXT / CLOB`
Binary	`BLOB`	`BLOB / BYTEA`
Boolean	`SMALLINT`	`BOOLEAN / SMALLINT`
JSON	`CLOB`	`JSON / TEXT`

Dialect differences

DB2 is a database server and SQL 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 SQL
port	`50000`	`—`
identifiers	`"double quotes"`	`Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale...`
row limit	`FETCH FIRST n ROWS`	`—`
dates	`DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP`	`Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ...`
long text	`CLOB`	`—`
binary	`BLOB`	`Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode()`
separator	`—`	`Statement terminators (;)`
encoding	`—`	`No declaration`
typing	`—`	`Types belong to the target database, and they differ betwee...`
shape	`Tables of rows and columns`	`Statements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rows`
ceiling	`—`	`No formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i...`

Command line

Side	Command
DB2	`EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL`
DB2 (load)	`db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL`

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