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MariaDB → EXCEL reference

Type mapping

Value kindin MariaDBin EXCEL
IntINT1234 (a real numeric cell)
BigintBIGINT9007199254740993 (exact only while the cell stays text)
DecimalDECIMAL(p,s)1234.56 (numeric cell, format controls the displayed decimals)
FloatDOUBLE1.234E+10 (numeric cell)
TextVARCHAR(n)text cell; leading zeros survive only if the column is text
Long textLONGTEXTtext cell; wraps inside the cell rather than the row
DateDATEa serial number plus a date cell format
DatetimeDATETIMEa serial number plus a date-time cell format
BinaryLONGBLOBnot representable as data
BooleanTINYINT(1)TRUE / FALSE (a real boolean cell)
JSONJSONa 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.

Propertyin MariaDBin EXCEL
port3306—
identifiers`backtick`Not applicable; a cell holds exactly one value
row limitLIMIT n—
datesDATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIMEStored as a serial number; only the cell format makes it lo...
long textTINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT—
binaryBLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOBOnly 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
shapeTables of rows and columnsMultiple sheets, each a flat grid
ceiling—1,048,576 rows x 16,384 columns per sheet; 255 sheets per w...

Command line

SideCommand
MariaDBmariadb-dump
MariaDB (load)mariadb-import, or LOAD DATA INFILE

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