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Export data from MariaDB query to TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) file
Login to MariaDB -> Enter MariaDB query -> Set TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) file options -> Export MariaDB query to TXT
Choose MariaDB and logon.
Click “Export From Query” at task dialog.
Select TXT file type.
1. Enter MariaDB query.
2. Set TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export MariaDB query results to TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) file.
After exporting, you can view output TXT (“|” pipe delimited text) files.
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See also:
- Export MariaDB table to TXT (pipe delimited text)
- Export multiple similar MariaDB tables to one TXT (pipe delimited text) file
- Batch export MariaDB tables to TXT (pipe delimited text) files
MariaDB → Pipe-delimited reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in MariaDB | in Pipe-delimited |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | 1234 |
| Bigint | BIGINT | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | 1234.56 |
| Float | DOUBLE | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | quoted only when it contains a pipe or a quote |
| Long text | LONGTEXT | must be quoted; line breaks inside force multi-line records |
| Date | DATE | 2026-09-18 |
| Datetime | DATETIME | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| Binary | LONGBLOB | not representable - base64 or hex string |
| Boolean | TINYINT(1) | TRUE / FALSE, or 1 / 0 depending on the writer |
| JSON | JSON | the whole JSON value quoted, with internal quotes doubled |
Dialect differences
MariaDB is a database server and Pipe-delimited 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 Pipe-delimited |
|---|---|---|
| port | 3306 | — |
| identifiers | `backtick` | Double quotes; a literal quote is doubled ("" ) |
| row limit | LIMIT n | — |
| dates | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| long text | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT | — |
| binary | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB | Not supported |
| separator | — | Pipe "|" |
| encoding | — | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM |
| typing | — | None - every field is text |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Flat table, optional header row |
| ceiling | — | No formal limit; row count bounded by memory |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MariaDB | mariadb-dump |
| MariaDB (load) | mariadb-import, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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