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Batch export data from SQL Server tables to SQL files
Login to SQL Server -> Select SQL Server tables -> Set SQL file options -> Export SQL Server tables to SQL
Choose SQL Server and logon.
Click “Export All Tables” at task dialog.
Select SQL file type.
1. Select SQL Server tables to export.
2. Set SQL options.
3. See SQL Server tables to be exported.
4. Set rows options.
5. Export SQL Server data to SQL files.
After exporting, you can view output SQL files.
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See also:
- Export SQL Server table to SQL
- Export SQL Server query results to SQL
- Export multiple similar SQL Server tables to one SQL file
SQL Server → SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL Server | in SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | int | INT |
| Bigint | bigint | BIGINT |
| Decimal | decimal(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | float | DOUBLE PRECISION |
| Text | nvarchar(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | nvarchar(max) | TEXT / CLOB |
| Date | date | DATE |
| Datetime | datetime2 | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | varbinary(max) | BLOB / BYTEA |
| Boolean | bit | BOOLEAN / SMALLINT |
| JSON | nvarchar(max) | JSON / TEXT |
Dialect differences
SQL Server 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 SQL Server | in SQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1433 | — |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale... |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | — |
| dates | datetime, datetime2, date, time | Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ... |
| long text | nvarchar(max) | — |
| binary | varbinary(max) | 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 |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
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