Export DB2 Schema Tables: Quick Guide

To export data from tables in a specified schema, you can use either the db2 command line tool or the db2 export tool. Here are the steps to export table data from a specified schema using the db2 command line tool:

  1. Open the DB2 command line tool and connect to the database instance.
  2. List all table names under the specified schema using the following command:
  3. Retrieve the TABSCHEMA and TABNAME from the SYSCAT.TABLES where the TABSCHEMA is equal to ‘schema_name’.
  4. Replace schema_name with the name of the schema from which you want to export data.
  5. Export the data of the specified table to a CSV file using the following command:
  6. Export all data from a table in schema_name and save it as a CSV file in the export_dir.
  7. Replace export_dir with the path where the export files will be stored, table_name with the name of the table from which data will be exported, and schema_name with the name of the schema containing the data to be exported.
  8. After the export is completed, you can find the exported CSV file in the designated export directory.

In addition to using the db2 command line tool, you can also perform exports using the db2 export tool. You can find specific instructions in the official db2 documentation or related tutorials.

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