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Export data from PostgreSQL query to SQL file
Login to PostgreSQL -> Enter PostgreSQL query -> Set SQL file options -> Export PostgreSQL query to SQL
Choose PostgreSQL and logon.
Click “Export From Query” at task dialog.
Select SQL file type.
1. Enter PostgreSQL query.
2. Set SQL file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export PostgreSQL query results to SQL file.
After exporting, you can view output SQL files.
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See also:
- Export PostgreSQL table to SQL
- Export multiple similar PostgreSQL tables to one SQL file
- Batch export PostgreSQL tables to SQL files
PostgreSQL → SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in PostgreSQL | in SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | integer | INT |
| Bigint | bigint | BIGINT |
| Decimal | numeric(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | double precision | DOUBLE PRECISION |
| Text | varchar(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | text | TEXT / CLOB |
| Date | date | DATE |
| Datetime | timestamp | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | bytea | BLOB / BYTEA |
| Boolean | boolean | BOOLEAN / SMALLINT |
| JSON | jsonb | JSON / TEXT |
Dialect differences
PostgreSQL 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 PostgreSQL | in SQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | 5432 | — |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale... |
| row limit | LIMIT n | — |
| dates | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time | Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ... |
| long text | TEXT | — |
| binary | BYTEA | 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 |
|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
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