Want to export data from DB2 table to TXT using current date as file name?
Try Withdata DBToFile, a DB2 to TXT converter for Windows, Linux, and macOS, Export DB2 data to TXT, Easy and Fast.
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Export data from DB2 table to TXT file using dynamic filename with date and time
Login to DB2 -> Choose DB2 table -> Set TXT filename template including date -> Export DB2 to TXT using current date as file name
Choose DB2 and logon.
“Export From Table” for “TXT to DB2“.
Select TXT file type.
1. Choose DB2 table.
2. Set TXT 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 TXT file. Dynamically created TXT file name using present system time.
After exporting, you can view output TXT files.
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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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