{"id":8175,"date":"2024-03-14T07:40:09","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T07:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-you-export-a-csv-file-in-oracle\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T01:30:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T01:30:55","slug":"how-do-you-export-a-csv-file-in-oracle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-do-you-export-a-csv-file-in-oracle\/","title":{"rendered":"Export CSV from Oracle: Quick Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

To export a CSV file in Oracle database, you can use the following method:<\/p>\n

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  1. Plus tool:
    \nSQL can be utilized.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    SET COLSEP ','\r\nSET LINESIZE 1000\r\nSET PAGESIZE 0\r\nSPOOL output.csv\r\nSELECT * FROM table_name;\r\nSPOOL OFF\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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    1. Utilizing the PL\/SQL Developer tool, connect to the Oracle database and run SQL queries to export the results as a CSV file. In the query results window, right-click on the result set, choose “Save As”, and select the CSV format.<\/li>\n
    2. Utilize the SQL Developer tool to connect to an Oracle database, run SQL queries, and export the results as a CSV file. Right-click on the query result in the results window, select “Export,” and choose CSV format.<\/li>\n
    3. Export using external tables and data pump:
      \nFirst, create an external table and import the query results into this external table. Then, use the data pump to export the external table data in CSV format. For example:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      CREATE TABLE ext_tab\r\n(\r\n  col1 NUMBER,\r\n  col2 VARCHAR2(50),\r\n  col3 DATE\r\n)\r\nORGANIZATION EXTERNAL\r\n(\r\n  TYPE ORACLE_LOADER\r\n  DEFAULT DIRECTORY ext_dir\r\n  ACCESS PARAMETERS\r\n  (\r\n    RECORDS DELIMITED BY NEWLINE\r\n    FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','\r\n    MISSING FIELD VALUES ARE NULL\r\n  )\r\n  LOCATION ('output.csv')\r\n);\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      You can export query results from Oracle database to a CSV file using any method.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
      To export a CSV file in Oracle database, you can use the following method: Plus tool: SQL can be utilized. SET COLSEP ‘,’ SET LINESIZE 1000 SET PAGESIZE 0 SPOOL output.csv SELECT * FROM table_name; SPOOL OFF Utilizing the PL\/SQL Developer tool, connect to the Oracle database and run SQL queries to export the results […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_import_markdown_pro_load_document_selector":0,"_import_markdown_pro_submit_text_textarea":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[10836,10837,10839,10840,10838],"class_list":["post-8175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-export-csv-oracle","tag-oracle-csv-export","tag-pl-sql-developer-csv","tag-sql-developer-csv","tag-sqlplus-csv"],"yoast_head":"\nExport CSV from Oracle: Quick Guide - Blog - Silicon Cloud<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to export CSV from Oracle using SQL*Plus, PL\/SQL Developer, and SQL Developer. 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