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- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
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Batch export data from Redshift tables to SQL files
Login to Redshift -> Select Redshift tables -> Set SQL file options -> Export Redshift tables to SQL
Choose Redshift and logon.
Click “Export All Tables” at task dialog.
Select SQL file type.
1. Select Redshift tables to export.
2. Set SQL options.
3. See Redshift tables to be exported.
4. Set rows options.
5. Export Redshift data to SQL files.
After exporting, you can view output SQL files.
More about Redshift to SQL converter
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Windows 64 bit
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Linux .deb (For Debian, Ubuntu) 64 bit
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MacOS 64 bit
See also:
- Export Redshift table to SQL
- Export Redshift query results to SQL
- Export multiple similar Redshift tables to one SQL file
Redshift → SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Redshift | 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 | varchar(max) | TEXT / CLOB |
| Date | date | DATE |
| Datetime | timestamp | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | (none) | BLOB / BYTEA |
| Boolean | boolean | BOOLEAN / SMALLINT |
| JSON | super | JSON / TEXT |
Dialect differences
Redshift 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 Redshift | in SQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | 5439 | — |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale... |
| row limit | LIMIT n | — |
| dates | timestamp, date | Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ... |
| long text | VARCHAR(MAX) | — |
| binary | — | 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 |
|---|---|
| Redshift | UNLOAD to S3 |
| Redshift (load) | COPY from S3 |
No counterpart
- SQL has no equivalent for Binary - it has to be flattened or dropped.
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