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Export data from SQL Server table to TSV file
Connect to SQL Server -> Choose SQL Server table -> Set TSV file options -> Export SQL Server to TSV
Choose SQL Server and connect.
“Export From Table” for “SQL Server to TSV”.
Select TSV file type.
1. Choose SQL Server table.
2. Set TSV file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export SQL Server data to TSV file.
After exporting, you can view output TSV files.
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See also:
- Export SQL Server query results to TSV
- Export multiple similar SQL Server tables to one TSV file
- Batch export SQL Server tables to TSV files
SQL Server → TSV reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL Server | in TSV |
|---|---|---|
| Int | int | 1234 |
| Bigint | bigint | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | decimal(p,s) | 1234.56 |
| Float | float | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | nvarchar(n) | unquoted; a tab in the value splits the column |
| Long text | nvarchar(max) | unquoted; newlines break the row |
| Date | date | 2026-09-18 |
| Datetime | datetime2 | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| Binary | varbinary(max) | not representable |
| Boolean | bit | TRUE / FALSE |
| JSON | nvarchar(max) | the whole JSON value as-is (its own quotes stay) |
Dialect differences
SQL Server is a database server and TSV 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 TSV |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1433 | — |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | Rarely used, which is exactly why tabs in data break it |
| 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 - must be encoded |
| separator | — | Tab |
| 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 |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
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