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Batch export data from Oracle tables to CSV files
Login to Oracle -> Select Oracle tables -> Set CSV file options -> Export Oracle tables to CSV
Choose Oracle and logon.
Click “Export All Tables” at task dialog.
Select CSV file type.
1. Select Oracle tables to export.
2. Set CSV options.
3. See Oracle tables to be exported.
4. Set rows options.
5. Export Oracle data to CSV files.
After exporting, you can view output CSV files.
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See also:
- Export Oracle table to CSV
- Export Oracle query results to CSV
- Export multiple similar Oracle tables to one CSV file
Oracle → CSV reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Oracle | in CSV |
|---|---|---|
| Int | NUMBER(10) | 1234 |
| Bigint | NUMBER(19) | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | NUMBER(p,s) | 1234.56 |
| Float | BINARY_DOUBLE | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | VARCHAR2(n) | quoted only when it contains a comma or a quote |
| Long text | CLOB | must be quoted; line breaks inside force multi-line records |
| Date | DATE | 2026-09-18 |
| Datetime | TIMESTAMP | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| Binary | BLOB | not representable - base64 or hex string |
| Boolean | NUMBER(1) | TRUE / FALSE, or 1 / 0 depending on the writer |
| JSON | CLOB | the whole JSON value quoted, with internal quotes doubled |
Dialect differences
Oracle 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 Oracle | in CSV |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1521 | — |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | Double quotes; a literal quote is doubled ("" ) |
| row limit | FETCH FIRST n ROWS ONLY | — |
| dates | DATE, TIMESTAMP | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| long text | CLOB, NCLOB | — |
| binary | BLOB, BFILE | 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 |
|---|---|
| Oracle | exp / expdp |
| Oracle (load) | sqlldr (SQL*Loader) |
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