How to save a query result in a readable format.

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How to save a query result in a readable format.

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September 13, 2011 at 6:29 am

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How to save a query result in a readable format.
select * from sys.databases
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GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 1

I usually just copy-and-paste into Excel for that kind of thing.

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004343 More actions · Answer 2

forsqlserver (9/13/2011)
How to save a query result in a readable format.
select * from sys.databases

Where do you want to save it? In a file? And, what do you mean by "readable format"? Plain text? HTML? ???

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

SQLALX SSC Eights! Points: 956 More actions · Answer 3

If you want to save the SQL query result into Excel,

you can use this handy tool.

Convert SQL Table or Query Results to Excel file

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736212 More actions · Answer 4

You can right click in the upper left cell of the headers in results and select "select all" and then "save as". You'll get a CSV loadable into Excel.

Wildcat SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4774 More actions · Answer 5

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (9/13/2011)
You can right click in the upper left cell of the headers in results and select "select all" and then "save as". You'll get a CSV loadable into Excel.

Or, you can Ctr + Shift + F 😉

forsqlserver SSCoach Points: 18902 More actions · Answer 6

Dear All, Thanks

As you know on servers excel doesn't exist.I have tried it option (Save to file) and saved in .rpt,.csv,.xls,.txt still finally it was opening on my system as not in readble format.

Thanks

Welsh Corgi SSC Guru Points: 116520 More actions · Answer 7

You could use the SSIS Export Wizard.

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004343 More actions · Answer 8

forsqlserver (9/13/2011)
Dear All, Thanks
As you know on servers excel doesn't exist.I have tried it option (Save to file) and saved in .rpt,.csv,.xls,.txt still finally it was opening on my system as not in readble format.

You need to finish the rest of the story... what are you trying to read it with?

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 9

forsqlserver (9/13/2011)
Dear All, Thanks
As you know on servers excel doesn't exist.I have tried it option (Save to file) and saved in .rpt,.csv,.xls,.txt still finally it was opening on my system as not in readble format.

I'm used to connecting with SSMS from a workstation. Are you RDPing in to the server or something like that? If so, you can share the clipboard via the RDP options interface, and still copy and paste from server to workstation. Easy enough to put Excel or the Open Office spreadsheet program on the workstation, and then you're good to go.

Or are you in the server room, working directly on the server? If so, that's an odd and rare arrangement. If that's the case, then your best bet is right-click the server in the object explorere in SSMS and select Tasks ... Export data, and then you can save query results to a format that you like.

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004343 More actions · Answer 10

Jeff Moden (9/14/2011)
forsqlserver (9/13/2011)
Dear All, Thanks
As you know on servers excel doesn't exist.I have tried it option (Save to file) and saved in .rpt,.csv,.xls,.txt still finally it was opening on my system as not in readble format.
You need to finish the rest of the story... what are you trying to read it with?

Gosh... I'll ask one more time...

What do you want to see as a "readable format"?

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)