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Batch export data from PostgreSQL tables to TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) files
Login to PostgreSQL -> Select PostgreSQL tables -> Set TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) file options -> Export PostgreSQL tables to TXT
Choose PostgreSQL and logon.
Click “Export All Tables” at task dialog.
Select TXT file type.
1. Select PostgreSQL tables to export.
2. Set TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) options.
3. See PostgreSQL tables to be exported.
4. Set rows options.
5. Export PostgreSQL data to TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) files.
After exporting, you can view output TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) files.
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See also:
- Export PostgreSQL table to TXT (semicolon delimited text)
- Export PostgreSQL query results to TXT (semicolon delimited text)
- Export multiple similar PostgreSQL tables to one TXT (semicolon delimited text) file
PostgreSQL → Semicolon-delimited reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in PostgreSQL | in Semicolon-delimited |
|---|---|---|
| Int | integer | 1234 |
| Bigint | bigint | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | numeric(p,s) | 1234.56 |
| Float | double precision | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | varchar(n) | quoted only when it contains a semicolon or a quote |
| Long text | text | must be quoted; line breaks inside force multi-line records |
| Date | date | 2026-09-18 |
| Datetime | timestamp | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| Binary | bytea | not representable - base64 or hex string |
| Boolean | boolean | TRUE / FALSE, or 1 / 0 depending on the writer |
| JSON | jsonb | the whole JSON value quoted, with internal quotes doubled |
Dialect differences
PostgreSQL is a database server and Semicolon-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 PostgreSQL | in Semicolon-delimited |
|---|---|---|
| port | 5432 | — |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | Double quotes; a literal quote is doubled ("" ) |
| row limit | LIMIT n | — |
| dates | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time | Dates often use D/M/Y or D.M.Y in European exports |
| long text | TEXT | — |
| binary | BYTEA | Not supported |
| separator | — | Semicolon ";" |
| encoding | — | Often ANSI or Latin-1 in European exports; UTF-8 needs 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 |
|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
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