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Export MariaDB data to Excel file using dynamic filename with date and time
Login to MariaDB -> Choose MariaDB table -> Set Excel filename template including date -> Export MariaDB to Excel using current date as file name
Choose MariaDB and logon.
“Export From Table” for “Excel to MariaDB“.
Select Excel file type.
1. Choose MariaDB table.
2. Set Excel file options. Enter filename template, including date, #yyyy# is for current year, #mm# month, #dd# day, #hh# hour, #mi# minute, #ss# second.
3. Preview Excel.
4. Export MariaDB table data to Excel file. Dynamically created Excel file name using present system time.
After exporting, you can view output Excel files.
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MariaDB → EXCEL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in MariaDB | in EXCEL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | 1234 (a real numeric cell) |
| Bigint | BIGINT | 9007199254740993 (exact only while the cell stays text) |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | 1234.56 (numeric cell, format controls the displayed decimals) |
| Float | DOUBLE | 1.234E+10 (numeric cell) |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | text cell; leading zeros survive only if the column is text |
| Long text | LONGTEXT | text cell; wraps inside the cell rather than the row |
| Date | DATE | a serial number plus a date cell format |
| Datetime | DATETIME | a serial number plus a date-time cell format |
| Binary | LONGBLOB | not representable as data |
| Boolean | TINYINT(1) | TRUE / FALSE (a real boolean cell) |
| JSON | JSON | a text cell; the quotes are part of the value |
Dialect differences
MariaDB is a database server and EXCEL 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 MariaDB | in EXCEL |
|---|---|---|
| port | 3306 | — |
| identifiers | `backtick` | Not applicable; a cell holds exactly one value |
| row limit | LIMIT n | — |
| dates | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME | Stored as a serial number; only the cell format makes it lo... |
| long text | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT | — |
| binary | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB | Only as text or an embedded object, not as a data column |
| separator | — | Cells, not delimiters |
| encoding | — | UTF-8 internally, declared in the package |
| typing | — | Real cell types: text, number, date, boolean, error |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Multiple sheets, each a flat grid |
| ceiling | — | 1,048,576 rows x 16,384 columns per sheet; 255 sheets per w... |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MariaDB | mariadb-dump |
| MariaDB (load) | mariadb-import, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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