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Thread: how to export the reusult of a query to a comma delimited data file?

  1. #1
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    how to export the reusult of a query to a comma delimited data file? can anyone give me an example? It would be better if the output file has the table column names in the first row.

    thanks.

  2. #2
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    set echo on
    spool &where_to_put_this_output;

    select field1||', '||field2||', '||field3 from mytable;

    spool off;

  3. #3
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    kmesser,
    I am adding one more line to your code

    set heading off
    set echo on
    spool &where_to_put_this_output;

    select field1||', '||field2||', '||field3 from mytable;

    spool off;
    sree

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    I would also add:

    set feedback off


  5. #5
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    If we are going for the set, and substitution variables are used in the code, then

    SET VERIFY OFF

    might also be useful.

    HTH

    David.

  6. #6
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    You can also use
    SET COLSEP ,
    if you have lots of columns to concatenate using ||

  7. #7
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    The query will be faster if
    SET TERMOUT OFF

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