{"id":45658,"date":"2026-09-14T02:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T02:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withdata.com\/blog\/?p=45658"},"modified":"2026-09-16T03:50:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T03:50:15","slug":"dbtofile-3-0-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/blog\/pr\/dbtofile-3-0-released.html","title":{"rendered":"DBToFile 3.0 Released: Export to Fixed-Width Text &#038; YAML"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>September 14, 2026 \u2014 Withdata Software announces <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/db-to-file\/\">DBToFile 3.0<\/a><\/strong>, a cross-platform desktop tool for exporting databases to files. This release adds exporting to <strong>fixed-width text<\/strong> and <strong>YAML<\/strong>, and brings a new \u201cOptions \/ Output Settings\u201d page.<\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s New in DBToFile 3.0<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Export to Fixed-Width Text<\/h3>\n<p>Fixed-width text is still what many legacy systems, mainframes and import tools expect. DBToFile 3.0 can now export a table or a query result to fixed-width text: the column widths are detected from the data automatically, and you can edit any width before exporting, so the output lines up exactly the way the target system needs.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Export to YAML<\/h3>\n<p>DBToFile can now write YAML as well. You control the encoding, the indent, and block vs. flow style, and flattened columns such as <code>meta.vip<\/code> can be written as nested mappings. Values that contain line breaks are written as literal block scalars, and reading the file back gives the same columns and values.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/images\/db-to-file\/db-to-file.png\" alt=\"DBToFile 3.0 \u2013 export databases to fixed-width text, YAML and more\" width=\"954\" height=\"702\" style=\"max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block;\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>3. Options \/ Output Settings<\/h3>\n<p>A new \u201cOptions \/ Output Settings\u201d page collects the export settings in one place. The log filter and the finish notification are kept for the next run, so you do not have to set them again every time.<\/p>\n<h2>About DBToFile<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/db-to-file\/\">DBToFile<\/a> exports database tables and query results to files, fast and locally, without coding.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Output formats: CSV, TSV, TXT, fixed-width text, Excel, JSON, XML, HTML, YAML and SQL<\/li>\n<li>Export a table, several tables, a query result, or a whole database<\/li>\n<li>Supported databases: MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, DB2, SQLite, Access, Redshift, Azure SQL, MariaDB, Percona, DBF and Visual FoxPro<\/li>\n<li>Field mapping, column map and export options; save and load sessions for repeated exports<\/li>\n<li>Batch export, command line, and scheduled tasks for automation<\/li>\n<li>Cross-platform: Windows, Linux, macOS<\/li>\n<li>Fully local offline processing; no data uploaded to cloud servers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Upgrade Today<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/db-to-file\/\">DBToFile 3.0<\/a> is ready for download: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/db-to-file\/download.html\">https:\/\/www.withdata.com\/db-to-file\/download.html<\/a>. Existing users may update directly. New users can download a free trial to try the new fixed-width text and YAML export.<\/p>\n<p>Withdata Software continues optimizing DBToFile for real-world database export scenarios based on user feedback.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 14, 2026 \u2014 Withdata Software announces DBToFile 3.0, a cross-platform desktop tool for exporting databases to files. This release adds exporting to fixed-width text and YAML, and brings a new \u201cOptions \/ Output Settings\u201d page. What\u2019s New in DBToFile 3.0 1. 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