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Copying data from table to a text file (sqlplus) [message #374930]

Thu, 12 July 2001 05:37

AK
Messages: 7
Registered: July 2001

Junior Member

Is there any way to copy data from a table to a text file using sqlplus commands? I have previously used CA-Ingres databases and in Ingres the trick was done like this:

COPY TABLE tablename
( columnname = format [[WITH NULL (value)]]
{, columnname = format [[WITH NULL (value)]] } )
INTO | FROM 'file_specification'
WITH with_clause

Is there a similar command or any other way to do this with sqlplus? I need to get all the data from the table to a text file (not just one row).

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Re: Copying data from table to a text file (sqlplus) [message #374944 is a reply to message #374930]

Thu, 12 July 2001 13:37

andrew again
Messages: 2577
Registered: March 2000

Senior Member

set pagesize 0
set linesize 1000
set trimspool on
set echo off
set colsep ','
spool temp.txt
select * from tab;
spool off

your output is in temp.txt

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