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Export data from SQL Server query to TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) file
Login to SQL Server -> Enter SQL Server query -> Set TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) file options -> Export SQL Server query to TXT
Choose SQL Server and logon.
Click “Export From Query” at task dialog.
Select TXT file type.
1. Enter SQL Server query.
2. Set TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export SQL Server query results to TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) file.
After exporting, you can view output TXT (“;” semicolon delimited text) files.
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See also:
- Export SQL Server table to TXT (semicolon delimited text)
- Export multiple similar SQL Server tables to one TXT (semicolon delimited text) file
- Batch export SQL Server tables to TXT (semicolon delimited text) files
SQL Server → Semicolon-delimited reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL Server | in Semicolon-delimited |
|---|---|---|
| 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 semicolon 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 Semicolon-delimited 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 Semicolon-delimited |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1433 | — |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | Double quotes; a literal quote is doubled ("" ) |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | — |
| dates | datetime, datetime2, date, time | Dates often use D/M/Y or D.M.Y in European exports |
| long text | nvarchar(max) | — |
| binary | varbinary(max) | Not supported |
| separator | — | Semicolon ";" |
| encoding | — | Often ANSI or Latin-1 in European exports; UTF-8 needs 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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