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Export data from PostgreSQL table to TXT file
Connect to PostgreSQL -> Choose PostgreSQL table -> Set TXT file options -> Export PostgreSQL to TXT
Choose PostgreSQL and connect.
“Export From Table” for “PostgreSQL to TXT”.
Select TXT file type.
1. Choose PostgreSQL table.
2. Set TXT file options.
You can set “Delimiter” to:
- “,” : for exporting PostgreSQL to comma separated text file
- “TAB” : for exporting PostgreSQL to tab separated text file
- “|” : for exporting PostgreSQL to pipe separated text file
- “;” : for exporting PostgreSQL to exporting PostgreSQL toor semicolon separated text file
- “#” : for exporting PostgreSQL to hash tag separated text file
- “WHITESPACE” : for exporting PostgreSQL to whitespace delimited text file
3. Set rows options.
4. Export PostgreSQL data to TXT file.
After exporting, you can view output TXT files.
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See also:
- Export PostgreSQL query results to TXT
- Export multiple similar PostgreSQL tables to one TXT file
- Batch export PostgreSQL tables to TXT files
PostgreSQL → TXT reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in PostgreSQL | in TXT |
|---|---|---|
| Int | integer | 1234, or right-aligned in a fixed-width column |
| Bigint | bigint | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | numeric(p,s) | 1234.56 |
| Float | double precision | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | varchar(n) | written as-is; padding depends on the chosen layout |
| Long text | text | written as-is |
| Date | date | whatever the writer chose |
| Datetime | timestamp | whatever the writer chose |
| Binary | bytea | not representable |
| Boolean | boolean | Y / N, or 1 / 0, or TRUE / FALSE |
| JSON | jsonb | written as-is |
Dialect differences
PostgreSQL is a database server and TXT 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 TXT |
|---|---|---|
| port | 5432 | — |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | None by convention |
| row limit | LIMIT n | — |
| dates | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time | Whatever the writer produced; no convention is guaranteed |
| long text | TEXT | — |
| binary | BYTEA | Not supported |
| separator | — | Whatever was chosen - often fixed column widths |
| encoding | — | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM |
| typing | — | None - every field is text |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Free form; a parser has to be told the layout |
| ceiling | — | No formal limit |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
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