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I am basically LAMP developer got some assignment where SQL Server is required. I have installed SQL Server 2008 R2 Express and imported backup file in it.

Now, I want to export user table in excel or csv but not able to do that.

Can anyone tell me how can I export table?

Thx

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You'll want to look at using SQL Server Integration Services.

If you want to export a small amount of data, you can also SELECT the data in SQL Server Management Studio, and highlight / copy / paste it into Excel, or rt click save as.

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Ah, I see. So there is no tool here that can export data into readable formate like excel or csv? – Shashi Jul 13 '12 at 17:42
You can do results to file which creates an .rpt file. Seems like I've seen add-ons to spit it out as Excel in the past. You can check this also: simple-talk.com/sql/database-administration/… Or try the wizard: msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms140052.aspx Also can rt click on your SSMS results and do save to file. That might be easiest if it's a one time export – Eric Higgins Jul 13 '12 at 18:28
Cool, I was able to query and than save as csv. Thx friends. – Shashi Jul 13 '12 at 18:46
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If you are looking for a command-line tool to do something like this, then try BCP. It's a bulk Import/Export command-line utility that comes with SQL Server. It is somewhat limited in it's formatting options, but it can usually do the simpler forms of CSV, etc.

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