# Export Data Using Query Dialog

Use the Export Data Using Query dialog to copy data to a file.

The Export Data Using Query dialog organizes the export of data through the General, Options and Query tabs.

Use the fields in the General tab to specify export preferences:

- Enter the name of the target file in the Filename field. Optionally, select the Browse icon (ellipsis) to the right to navigate into a directory and select a file.

- Use the drop-down listbox in the Format field to specify the file type. Select:

  - binary for a .bin file.

  - csv for a .csv file.

  - text for a .txt file.

- Use the drop-down listbox in the Encoding field to specify the type of character encoding.

- Use the fields in the Options tab to specify additional information:

  > - Move the Header switch to the Yes position to include the table header with the data rows. If you include the table header, the first row of the file will contain the column names.

  > - If you are exporting data, specify the delimiter that will separate the columns within the target file in the Delimiter field. The separating character can be a colon, semicolon, a vertical bar, or a tab.

  > - Specify a quoting character used in the Quote field. Quoting can be applied to string columns only (i.e. numeric columns will not be quoted) or all columns regardless of data type. The character used for quoting can be a single quote or a double quote.

  > - Specify a character that should appear before a data character that matches the QUOTE value in the Escape field.

  > - Use the NULL String field to specify a string that will represent a null value within the source or target file.

Click the Query tab to continue.

Use the fields in the Query tab to write the query that will be exported:

- Use the Export Data Query field to specifies A SELECT, VALUES, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, or MERGE command whose results are to be copied .

- Use Force Quote columns field to forces quoting to be used for all non-NULL values in each specified column. NULL output is never quoted. This is a creatable select control. If you would like to quote all columns then provide only ‘*’ in the field.

After completing the Export Data Using Query dialog, click the OK button to perform the export. pgAdmin will notify you when the background process completes:

Use the View Processes button on the notification to open the Process Watcher and review detailed information about the execution of the command that performed the export:

Use the End Process button to end the Export process.

Note

If you are running pgAdmin in Server Mode you can click on the icon in the process watcher window to open the file location in the Storage Manager. You can use the Storage Manager to download the exported file on the client machine .