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Export data from MySQL query to CSV file
Login to MySQL -> Enter MySQL query -> Set CSV file options -> Export MySQL query to CSV
Choose MySQL and logon.
Click “Export From Query” at task dialog.
Select CSV file type.
1. Enter MySQL query.
2. Set CSV file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export MySQL query results to CSV file.
After exporting, you can view output CSV files.
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See also:
- Export MySQL table to CSV
- Export multiple similar MySQL tables to one CSV file
- Batch export MySQL tables to CSV files
MySQL → CSV reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in MySQL | in CSV |
|---|---|---|
| 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 comma 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
MySQL is a database server and CSV 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 MySQL | in CSV |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | Comma "," |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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