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Batch export data from SQLite tables to CSV files
Login to SQLite -> Select SQLite tables -> Set CSV file options -> Export SQLite tables to CSV
Choose SQLite and logon.
Click “Export All Tables” at task dialog.
Select CSV file type.
1. Select SQLite tables to export.
2. Set CSV options.
3. See SQLite tables to be exported.
4. Set rows options.
5. Export SQLite data to CSV files.
After exporting, you can view output CSV files.
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See also:
- Export SQLite table to CSV
- Export SQLite query results to CSV
- Export multiple similar SQLite tables to one CSV file
SQLite → CSV reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQLite | in CSV |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INTEGER | 1234 |
| Bigint | INTEGER | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | NUMERIC | 1234.56 |
| Float | REAL | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | TEXT | quoted only when it contains a comma or a quote |
| Long text | TEXT | must be quoted; line breaks inside force multi-line records |
| Date | TEXT | 2026-09-18 |
| Datetime | TEXT | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| Binary | BLOB | not representable - base64 or hex string |
| Boolean | INTEGER | TRUE / FALSE, or 1 / 0 depending on the writer |
| JSON | TEXT | the whole JSON value quoted, with internal quotes doubled |
Dialect differences
SQLite is a database server and CSV 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 SQLite | in CSV |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | — |
| identifiers | "double quotes" or [brackets] | Double quotes; a literal quote is doubled ("" ) |
| row limit | LIMIT n | — |
| dates | TEXT (no date type) | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| long text | TEXT | — |
| binary | BLOB | Not supported |
| separator | — | Comma "," |
| 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; row count bounded by memory |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQLite | sqlite3 .dump |
| SQLite (load) | .import (sqlite3) |
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