import mysql query into csv

October 6, 2009

by viggy — Categories: Uncategorized — Tags: csv, import, mysql, query — Leave a comment

When you want to import the results of a query into a csv, you can use the following mysql query.

SELECT a,b,a+b INTO OUTFILE ‘/tmp/result.text’
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ‘,’ OPTIONALLY ENCLOSED BY ‘”‘
LINES TERMINATED BY ‘n’
FROM test_table;

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