How do I export a specific table structure in DB2?
You can use the following command to export the structure of a specified table from the DB2 database:
- Open the command prompt or terminal window.
- Connect to the DB2 database using the following command: db2 connect to
user using : The name of the database to be connected to. : The username used for connecting. : The user’s password. - Export the structure of a specified table using the following command:
db2look -d-e -t -o : The name of the database. : The name of the table whose structure needs to be exported. : the name and path of the exported file.
For example, to export the structure of a table named employees, you can use the following command:
db2look -d sample -e -t employees -o C:\output.sql
The above command will export the structure of the “employees” table in the sample database and save the result to the file “C:\output.sql”.