User's Guide Part III. Using SQL Anywhere Chapter 23. Importing and Exporting DataSQL Anywhere supports import and export of individual tables or a complete database using text files. Importing and exporting data to other formats, such as spreadsheet program formats, is available from the ISQL utility.
The LOAD TABLE statement and the UNLOAD TABLE statement are the SQL statements for loading and unloading tables using text files. The INPUT statement and the OUTPUT statement are ISQL commands for importing and exporting data using a variety of formats.
You can unload individual tables or a complete database from SQL Central, using the Unload Database wizard. You can also unload individual tables or a complete database using the DBUNLOAD command line utility. The DBUNLOAD utility is accessible from ISQL.
This chapter describes the LOAD TABLE and UNLOAD TABLE SQL statements, as well as the use of SQL Central, DBUNLOAD, and ISQL to import and export data.
The LOAD TABLE and UNLOAD TABLE import and export text files, with one row per line, and values separated by a delimiter.
The ISQL INPUT and OUTPUT statements support the following file formats:
| File Format | Description |
|---|---|
| ASCII | A text file, one row per line, with values separated by a delimiter. String values are optionally enclosed in apostrophes (single quotes). This is the same as the format used by LOAD TABLE and UNLOAD TABLE |
| DBASEII | DBASE II format |
| DBASEIII | DBASE III format |
| DIF | Data Interchange Format |
| FIXED | Data records are in fixed format with the width of each column either the same as defined by the column's type or specified as a parameter |
| FOXPRO | FoxPro format |
| LOTUS | Lotus workspace format |
| WATFILE | WATFILE format. There is an ISQL option for the default input format and one for the default output format. For details on how to specify this option, see "SET OPTION statement". Alternatively, the file format can be specified on each INPUT statement or OUTPUT statement |