{"id":15089,"date":"2025-10-15T01:45:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T01:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withdata.com\/blog\/?p=15089"},"modified":"2026-07-23T08:50:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T08:50:40","slug":"sql-to-txt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/blog\/datafileconverter\/sql-to-txt.html","title":{"rendered":"Convert SQL to TXT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Want to convert SQL file to TXT file?<\/p>\n<p>If you want to export SQL Server to TXT, see this page: <a href=\"\/tools\/db-to-file\/mssql-to-txt\">SQL Server to TXT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to export SQLite to TXT, see this page: <a href=\"\/tools\/db-to-file\/sqlite-to-txt\">SQLite to TXT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Try Withdata <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/data-file-converter\/\">Data File Converter<\/a>, a desktop SQL to TXT converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert SQL to TXT, Easy and Fast.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can run in <a href=\"\/tools\/file-to-file\/sql-to-txt-gui\">GUI<\/a> mode, <a href=\"#convert\">Step by Step<\/a>, just a few mouse clicks.<\/li>\n<li>Can run in <a href=\"\/tools\/file-to-file\/sql-to-txt-cmd\" target=\"_blank\">Command line<\/a>, for <a href=\"\/tools\/file-to-file\/sql-to-txt-task\" target=\"_blank\">Scheduled Tasks<\/a> and Streams.<\/li>\n<li>Convert files locally and <b>privately<\/b>, avoid uploading large SQL file(s) to online services.<\/li>\n<li>Support <a href=\"\/tools\/file-to-file\/sql-to-txt-windows\" target=\"_blank\">Windows<\/a>, <a href=\"\/tools\/file-to-file\/sql-to-txt-linux\" target=\"_blank\">Linux<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/tools\/file-to-file\/sql-to-txt-macos\" target=\"_blank\">macOS<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"#download-top\" onclick=\"dtv.style.display = 'block';\">Download DataFileConverter<\/a>  <a href=\"#download-top\" onclick=\"dtv.style.display = 'block';\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/download_3.jpg\" alt=\"Download DataFileConverter\" width=\"80\" height=\"22\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;\" \/><\/a> <span id=\"dtv\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/download.php?app=DataFileConverter&#038;ver=win64\">Windows 64 bit<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/download.php?app=DataFileConverter&#038;ver=win32\">Windows 32 bit<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/download.php?app=DataFileConverter&#038;ver=deb\">Linux .deb (For Debian, Ubuntu) 64 bit<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/download.php?app=DataFileConverter&#038;ver=rpm\">Linux .rpm (For Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE) 64 bit<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/download.php?app=DataFileConverter&#038;ver=pkg\">MacOS 64 bit<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"convert\">Convert SQL to TXT<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"#source\">Choose SQL file<\/a> -> <a href=\"#target\">Set TXT file<\/a> -> <a href=\"#do\">Convert SQL to TXT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Start a New Convert&#8221; for &#8220;SQL to TXT&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/datafileconverter\/wizard_task.png\" alt=\"convert SQL file to TXT file - task window\" width=\"468\" height=\"220\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" \/><\/p>\n<p> Select From &#8220;File&#8221; &#8220;SQL&#8221; To &#8220;File&#8221; &#8220;TXT&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/datafileconverter\/wizard_type_sql-to-txt.png\" alt=\"create TXT file by SQL file - select type\" width=\"615\" height=\"415\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"source\">1. Open source SQL file.<\/h3>\n<p>Support large SQL file ( > 4GB ).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/datafileconverter\/wizard_source_sql.png\" alt=\"transform SQL file to TXT file - open a SQL file\" width=\"722\" height=\"572\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Source SQL file&#8217;s content is like this:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/datafileconverter\/view-source-sql.png\" alt=\"SQL to TXT converter - source SQL file\" width=\"863\" height=\"474\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"target\">2. Config target TXT file.<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/datafileconverter\/wizard_destination_txt.png\" alt=\"generate TXT file by SQL file - config TXT file\" width=\"722\" height=\"572\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"summary\">3. Set rows options.<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/datafileconverter\/wizard_summary_sql-to-txt.png\" alt=\"convert SQL file to TXT file - summary\" width=\"722\" height=\"572\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"do\">4. Convert SQL to TXT.<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/datafileconverter\/wizard_convert_sql-to-txt.png\" alt=\"convert SQL file to TXT file - convert file\" width=\"722\" height=\"572\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After converting, you can view the output TXT file.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/datafileconverter\/wizard_view_txt.png\" alt=\"convert SQL file to TXT file - view TXT file\" width=\"722\" height=\"572\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/p>\n<hr style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\n<p>More about <a href=\"\/tools\/file-to-file\/sql-to-txt\">SQL to TXT converter<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"download-bottom\" style=\"clear: both;\">\n<p>Download Withdata DataFileConverter<a href=\"#download-bottom\" onclick=\"dbv.style.display = 'block';\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/btn_download_green.png\" alt=\"Download DataFileConverter\" width=\"165\" height=\"50\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a> <span id=\"dbv\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/download.php?app=DataFileConverter&#038;ver=win64\">Windows 64 bit<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/download.php?app=DataFileConverter&#038;ver=win32\">Windows 32 bit<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/download.php?app=DataFileConverter&#038;ver=deb\">Linux .deb (For Debian, Ubuntu) 64 bit<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/download.php?app=DataFileConverter&#038;ver=rpm\">Linux .rpm (For Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE) 64 bit<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/download.php?app=DataFileConverter&#038;ver=pkg\">MacOS 64 bit<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>See also: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/blog\/datafileconverter\/merge-sql-files-into-one-txt.html\">Merge multiple SQL files into one TXT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/blog\/datafileconverter\/batch-convert-sql-files-to-txt-files.html\">Batch convert SQL files to TXT files<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to convert SQL file to TXT file? If you want to export SQL Server to TXT, see this page: SQL Server to TXT. If you want to export SQLite to TXT, see this page: SQLite to TXT. 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