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Batch export data from SQL Server tables to CSV files
Login to SQL Server -> Select SQL Server tables -> Set CSV file options -> Export SQL Server tables to CSV
Choose SQL Server and logon.
Click “Export All Tables” at task dialog.
Select CSV file type.
1. Select SQL Server tables to export.
2. Set CSV options.
3. See SQL Server tables to be exported.
4. Set rows options.
5. Export SQL Server data to CSV files.
After exporting, you can view output CSV files.
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See also:
- Export SQL Server table to CSV
- Export SQL Server query results to CSV
- Export multiple similar SQL Server tables to one CSV file
SQL Server → CSV reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL Server | in CSV |
|---|---|---|
| Int | int | 1234 |
| Bigint | bigint | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | decimal(p,s) | 1234.56 |
| Float | float | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | nvarchar(n) | quoted only when it contains a comma or a quote |
| Long text | nvarchar(max) | must be quoted; line breaks inside force multi-line records |
| Date | date | 2026-09-18 |
| Datetime | datetime2 | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| Binary | varbinary(max) | not representable - base64 or hex string |
| Boolean | bit | TRUE / FALSE, or 1 / 0 depending on the writer |
| JSON | nvarchar(max) | the whole JSON value quoted, with internal quotes doubled |
Dialect differences
SQL Server 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 SQL Server | in CSV |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1433 | — |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | Double quotes; a literal quote is doubled ("" ) |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | — |
| dates | datetime, datetime2, date, time | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| long text | nvarchar(max) | — |
| binary | varbinary(max) | 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 |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
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