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Batch export data from Oracle tables to SQL files
Login to Oracle -> Select Oracle tables -> Set SQL file options -> Export Oracle tables to SQL
Choose Oracle and logon.
Click “Export All Tables” at task dialog.
Select SQL file type.
1. Select Oracle tables to export.
2. Set SQL options.
3. See Oracle tables to be exported.
4. Set rows options.
5. Export Oracle data to SQL files.
After exporting, you can view output SQL files.
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See also:
- Export Oracle table to SQL
- Export Oracle query results to SQL
- Export multiple similar Oracle tables to one SQL file
Oracle → SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Oracle | in SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | NUMBER(10) | INT |
| Bigint | NUMBER(19) | BIGINT |
| Decimal | NUMBER(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | BINARY_DOUBLE | DOUBLE PRECISION |
| Text | VARCHAR2(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | CLOB | TEXT / CLOB |
| Binary | BLOB | BLOB / BYTEA |
| Boolean | NUMBER(1) | BOOLEAN / SMALLINT |
| JSON | CLOB | JSON / TEXT |
Dialect differences
Oracle is a database server and SQL 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 SQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1521 | — |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale... |
| row limit | FETCH FIRST n ROWS ONLY | — |
| dates | DATE, TIMESTAMP | Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ... |
| long text | CLOB, NCLOB | — |
| binary | BLOB, BFILE | Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode() |
| separator | — | Statement terminators (;) |
| encoding | — | No declaration |
| typing | — | Types belong to the target database, and they differ betwee... |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Statements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rows |
| ceiling | — | No formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i... |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Oracle | exp / expdp |
| Oracle (load) | sqlldr (SQL*Loader) |
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