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Export data from SQL Server query to SQL file
Login to SQL Server -> Enter SQL Server query -> Set SQL file options -> Export SQL Server query to SQL
Choose SQL Server and logon.
Click “Export From Query” at task dialog.
Select SQL file type.
1. Enter SQL Server query.
2. Set SQL file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export SQL Server query results to SQL file.
After exporting, you can view output SQL files.
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See also:
- Export SQL Server table to SQL
- Export multiple similar SQL Server tables to one SQL file
- Batch export SQL Server tables to SQL files
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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