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Batch extract TXT files from SQL Server [TEXT, NTEXT, VARCHAR(MAX), NVARCHAR(MAX)] (CLOB) column
Run DBBlobEditor, login to SQL Server.
![Bulk export txt files from SQL Server [TEXT, NTEXT, VARCHAR(MAX), NVARCHAR(MAX)] (CLOB) - login to SQL Server](https://www.withdata.com/images/logon/choose_sql-server_logon.png)
Click “Start New Task – Export LOB To Files” at task dialog.
![Batch extract txt files from SQL Server [TEXT, NTEXT, VARCHAR(MAX), NVARCHAR(MAX)] (CLOB) - Task Window](https://www.withdata.com/images/lobeditor/task-list.png)
then show the wizard.
1. Configure export settings.
![Batch dump txt files from SQL Server [TEXT, NTEXT, VARCHAR(MAX), NVARCHAR(MAX)] (CLOB) - config](https://www.withdata.com/images/lobeditor/batch-export-txt-config.png)
2. Bulk export SQL Server [TEXT, NTEXT, VARCHAR(MAX), NVARCHAR(MAX)] (CLOB) to TXT (Text) files.
![Batch save SQL Server [TEXT, NTEXT, VARCHAR(MAX), NVARCHAR(MAX)] (CLOB) to txt files - export](https://www.withdata.com/images/lobeditor/batch-export-txt-export.png)
then you can see exporting results
![Batch convertSQL Server [TEXT, NTEXT, VARCHAR(MAX), NVARCHAR(MAX)] (CLOB) to txt files - view](https://www.withdata.com/images/lobeditor/batch-export-txt-view.png)
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SQL Server → TXT reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL Server | in TXT |
|---|---|---|
| Int | int | 1234, or right-aligned in a fixed-width column |
| Bigint | bigint | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | decimal(p,s) | 1234.56 |
| Float | float | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | nvarchar(n) | written as-is; padding depends on the chosen layout |
| Long text | nvarchar(max) | written as-is |
| Date | date | whatever the writer chose |
| Datetime | datetime2 | whatever the writer chose |
| Binary | varbinary(max) | not representable |
| Boolean | bit | Y / N, or 1 / 0, or TRUE / FALSE |
Dialect differences
SQL Server 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 SQL Server | in TXT |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1433 | — |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | None by convention |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | — |
| dates | datetime, datetime2, date, time | Whatever the writer produced; no convention is guaranteed |
| long text | nvarchar(max) | — |
| binary | varbinary(max) | 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 |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
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