It’s easy to export table data to a CSV file using vsql. Although there isn’t a VSQL option to enclose each output field in quotes, you can accomplish that task with the Linux sed command.
Example:
[dbadmin@SE-Sandbox-26-node1 ~]$ vsql -c "SELECT * FROM csv_example;"
c1 | c2 | c3
----+-------+--------
1 | DATA1 | 1.2734
2 | DATA2 | 23.232
(2 rows)
[dbadmin@SE-Sandbox-26-node1 ~]$ vsql -F ',' -P footer=off -Aqc "SELECT * FROM csv_example;" | sed -e 's/[\"]/\\&/g' -e 's/,/"&"/g' -e 's/^\|$/"/g'
"c1","c2","c3"
"1","DATA1","1.2734"
"2","DATA2","23.232"Once the formatting looks good, you can redirect the output to your CSV file:
[dbadmin@SE-Sandbox-26-node1 ~]$ vsql -F ',' -P footer=off -Aqc "SELECT * FROM csv_example;" | sed -e 's/[\"]/\\&/g' -e 's/,/"&"/g' -e 's/^\|$/"/g' > csv_example.csv
[dbadmin@SE-Sandbox-26-node1 ~]$ cat csv_example.csv
"c1","c2","c3"
"1","DATA1","1.2734"
"2","DATA2","23.232"Helpful Links:
Exporting Data Using VSQL
VSQL Field Separator
Have fun!
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James Knicely
Vertica Field Chief Technologist
I've had the privilege of working with many database technologies in my career. But after being introduced to Vertica in May of 2011 as a client, I was hooked on the new technology after witnessing a query run in milliseconds that had previously ran for hours on the legacy database we had in place. It was then that I knew I wanted to eventually join the Vertica team, and 4 years later I did! I am currently a Vertica evangelist and am ready to help you get on board! Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions you have about Vertica and make sure to follow my Vertica Quick Tips!
