Want to export data from DB2 table to SQL using current date as file name?
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Export data from DB2 table to SQL file using dynamic filename with date and time
Login to DB2 -> Choose DB2 table -> Set SQL filename template including date -> Export DB2 to SQL using current date as file name
Choose DB2 and logon.
“Export From Table” for “SQL to DB2“.
Select SQL file type.
1. Choose DB2 table.
2. Set SQL file options. Enter filename template, including date, #yyyy# is for current year, #mm# month, #dd# day, #hh# hour, #mi# minute, #ss# second.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export DB2 table data to SQL file. Dynamically created SQL file name using present system time.
After exporting, you can view output SQL files.
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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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