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Backup records into txt file

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Drop table CDs; CREATE TABLE CDs (

  CDID SMALLINT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
  CDName VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
  InStock SMALLINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
  Category VARCHAR(20)

);

INSERT INTO CDs VALUES (101, "Blood", 10, "Rock"),

      (102, "Jazz", 17, "Jazz"),
      (103, "Class", 9, "Classical"),
      (104, "Violin", 24, NULL),
      (105, "Blues", 2, "Blues"),
      (106, "Tires", 12, "Country"),
      (107, "Essence", 5, "New Age"),
      (108, "Magic", 42, "Classical"),
      (109, "Name", 20, "Opera"),
      (110, "Fire", 23, "Country"),
      (111, "Live", 18, "Jazz"),
      (112, "Blues", 22, "Blues"),
      (113, "Stages", 42, "Blues");

SELECT CDName, InStock, Category INTO OUTFILE "Backup.sql"

  FIELDS
     TERMINATED BY ","
     ENCLOSED BY """

FROM CDs WHERE Category="Country";

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Backup table records into txt file: indicate terminator

   <source lang="sql">

Drop table CDs; CREATE TABLE CDs (

  CDID SMALLINT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
  CDName VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
  InStock SMALLINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
  Category VARCHAR(20)

);

INSERT INTO CDs VALUES (101, "Blood", 10, "Rock"),

      (102, "Jazz", 17, "Jazz"),
      (103, "Class", 9, "Classical"),
      (104, "Violin", 24, NULL),
      (105, "Blues", 2, "Blues"),
      (106, "Tires", 12, "Country"),
      (107, "Essence", 5, "New Age"),
      (108, "Magic", 42, "Classical"),
      (109, "Name", 20, "Opera"),
      (110, "Fire", 23, "Country"),
      (111, "Live", 18, "Jazz"),
      (112, "Blues", 22, "Blues"),
      (113, "Stages", 42, "Blues");
 
 
 

SELECT CDName, InStock, Category INTO OUTFILE "Backup.sql"

  FIELDS
     TERMINATED BY ","
     ENCLOSED BY "*"

FROM CDs WHERE Category="Classical";

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