Want to export data from multiple similar Oracle tables to one TSV file?
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- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Export multiple similar Oracle tables to a single TSV file
Login to Oracle -> Select Oracle tables -> Set TSV file options -> Export Oracle to TSV
Choose Oracle and logon.
Click “Export Similar Tables” at task dialog.
Select TSV file type.
1. Select similar Oracle tables.
2. Set TSV file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export multiple similar Oracle tables to a single TSV file.
After exporting, you can view output TSV file.
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See also:
- Export Oracle table to TSV
- Export Oracle query results to TSV
- Batch export Oracle tables to TSV files
Oracle → TSV reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Oracle | in TSV |
|---|---|---|
| Int | NUMBER(10) | 1234 |
| Bigint | NUMBER(19) | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | NUMBER(p,s) | 1234.56 |
| Float | BINARY_DOUBLE | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | VARCHAR2(n) | unquoted; a tab in the value splits the column |
| Long text | CLOB | unquoted; newlines break the row |
| Date | DATE | 2026-09-18 |
| Datetime | TIMESTAMP | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| Binary | BLOB | not representable |
| Boolean | NUMBER(1) | TRUE / FALSE |
| JSON | CLOB | the whole JSON value as-is (its own quotes stay) |
Dialect differences
Oracle is a database server and TSV 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 TSV |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1521 | — |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | Rarely used, which is exactly why tabs in data break it |
| 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 - must be encoded |
| separator | — | Tab |
| 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 |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Oracle | exp / expdp |
| Oracle (load) | sqlldr (SQL*Loader) |
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