Exporting Table Data

Perform the following steps to export table data:

1. Right-click the selected table and select Export Table Data.

   The Export Table Data dialog box is displayed with the following options:

   • Format: Table data can be exported in Excel (xlsx/xls), CSV, TXT, or binary format. The default format is Excel (xlsx/xls).
   • Include Header: This option is available for CSV and TXT files. If this option is selected, the exported data will include the column headers. By default, this option is selected when a CSV or TXT file is exported, but it is not mandatory. This option will be disabled for Excel (xlsx/xls) and binary formats.
   • Quotes: Use this option to define quotes. You can enter only a single-byte character for this option, and the value of Quotes should be different from that of Delimiter. By default, this option is selected when a CSV or TXT file is exported, but it is not mandatory. This option will be disabled for Excel (xlsx/xls) and binary formats.
     • If table data includes delimiters, the character specified in this option will be used.
     • If the value includes a quote, it will not be escaped by the same quote.
     • If the result contains the values of multiple rows, it will be quoted by quotes.
   • Escape: Use this option to define escape values. You can enter only a single-byte character for this option, and the value of Escape must be different from that of Quotes. By default, this option is selected when a CSV or TXT file is exported, but it is not mandatory. This option will be disabled for Excel (xlsx/xls) and binary formats.
   • Replace NULL with: Use this option to replace the null value in the table with a specified string. This option contains a maximum of 100 characters, and cannot contain newline characters or carriage return characters. The value of this option must be different from the values of Delimiter and Quotes. By default, this option is selected when a CSV or TXT file is exported, but it is not mandatory. This option will be disabled for Excel (xlsx/xls) and binary formats.
   • Encoding (optional): This option will be pre-populated with the encoding options made in the Preferences > Session Setting tab.
   • Delimiter: Use this option to define delimiters. You can select the provided delimiters or customize delimiters in Delimiter > Other. The default delimiter for CSV and TXT formats is commas (,). The Other field can contain a maximum of 10 bytes. By default, this option is selected when a CSV or TXT file is exported, but it is not mandatory. This option will be disabled for Excel (xlsx/xls) and binary formats. It is mandatory when the Other field is selected.
   • All Columns: Use this option to quickly select all columns. This option is selected by default. To manually select columns, deselect this option and select the columns to export from the Available Columns list.
     • Available Columns: Use this option to select the columns to export.
     • Selected Columns: This option displays the selected columns to export. The column sequence can be adjusted. By default, all columns are displayed in this option.
       

       Column/Row Size in FAQ describes the row and column size supported by xlsx and xls.

   • File Name: Use this option to specify the name of the exported file. By default, the table name is displayed in this option.
     

     The file name follows the Windows file naming convention.

   • Output Path: Use this option to select the location where the exported file is saved. The Output Path field is auto-populated with the selected path.
   • Security Disclaimer: This option displays the security disclaimer. To continue the export operation, you need to read and agree to the disclaimer.
     • I Agree: By default this option is selected. You cannot proceed if this option is deselected.
     • Do not show again: You can select this option to hide the Security Disclaimer for the subsequent table data export from the current Data Studio instance.
   

   • String, double, date, calendar, and Boolean data will be stored in the Excel format. All other data types will be converted into strings and stored in the Excel format.
   • To export an Excel file, if a cell contains more than 32767 characters, the data exported to the cell will be truncated.

2. Complete the required fields and click OK.

   The Save As dialog box is displayed.

3. Click Save to save the exported data in the selected format. The status bar displays the progress of the operation.
   The Data Exported Successfully dialog box and status bar displays the status of the completed operation.

   

   • If the disk is full during table export, Data Studio displays an I/O error. Perform the following operations to rectify this error:
     1. Click OK to close the connection profile.
     2. Clean the disk.
     3. Re-establish the connection and export the table data.
   • The exported file name will not be the same as table name, if the table name contains characters which are not supported by Windows.