Withdata DBToFile exports Clipper tables, views and query results to fixedwidth locally — one table, several similar tables into one file, or batch export many tables to separate files. 100% local, secure, and cross-platform.

Clipper is a database server; the export runs on your own computer, no data is uploaded.

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Why Choose Withdata DBToFile as the Clipper to Fixed-Width Text Exporter?

🔒 100% Local & Secure

Your Clipper credentials and data are used only on your own computer. Nothing is uploaded to any cloud server.

⚡ Fast Streaming Export

Millions of rows within a minute. Large tables are streamed with low memory usage.

📁 Batch & Merge

Batch export many Clipper tables to separate Fixed-Width Text files, or export several similar tables into one file.

🔍 Tables, Views & Queries

Export a whole table, a selection of tables, a view, or the result of your own SQL query.

🖥 Windows, macOS, Linux

Native builds for Windows, macOS and Linux, with a step-by-step GUI wizard and a command line interface.

⏱ CLI & Scheduled Tasks

Save an export session and run it automatically from Windows Task Scheduler or crontab.

Full Feature Comparison

Feature	Supported details
Database	Clipper (connect with host / port / user / password; SSL where the server supports it)
Input	Whole table · selected tables · views · custom SQL query
Output format	Fixed-width text with auto-detected or custom column widths
Export mode	Single table · several similar tables into one file · batch (one file per table)
Running mode	GUI wizard · command line · scheduled tasks
Source options	Schema, table(s), show views, custom query
Output options	Column widths (auto-detected or manual), header row, encoding
Platform	Windows, macOS, Linux (native, 64-bit)

All Clipper to Fixed-Width Text Export Options You Need

Export one Clipper table to Fixed-Width Text — step by step in the GUI wizard
Export the result of a Clipper SQL query to Fixed-Width Text
Export several similar Clipper tables into one Fixed-Width Text file
Batch export Clipper tables to separate Fixed-Width Text files
Run the export from the command line, and schedule it as a scheduled task
All Clipper export tools and all Fixed-Width Text tools

Clipper to Fixed-Width Text Notes

There is no delimiter and no quoting — every column has a fixed width.
Column widths are detected from the exported data (measured width plus 15% slack, at least 2 and at most 15 extra characters).
For N columns, N-1 widths are used — the last column takes the rest of the line.
The detected widths can be edited before the export runs.
A header row is optional, and the encoding can be chosen (UTF-8, ANSI, UTF-16, ...).

How to Export Clipper to Fixed-Width Text (4 Steps)

Open Withdata DBToFile and connect to your Clipper database (host, port, user, password).
Choose what to export: a table, several tables, a view, or type your own SQL query.
Choose Fixed-Width Text as the output format and set the output options (Column widths (auto-detected or manual), header row, encoding).
Click Export — the Fixed-Width Text file is written in seconds. Save the session if you want to run it again from the command line.