Convert SQL Server Express to CSV

Full Convert is designed for ease of use and reliability to make sure you get your job done as quickly and as simply as possible.

SQL Server Express is also known as Microsoft SQL Server Express, Microsoft SQLExpress, SQL Express, SQLExpress (related files: mdf, ldf, bak).

CSV is also known as TSV, Flat file, Comma-separated text, TAB-separated text (: csv, tsv, txt).

Making migration easy for you

Full Convert is a fully self-tuning software. Your migration will work as expected without you needing to adjust anything.

Data types are different in CSV compared to SQL Server Express. We automatically adjust them as we copy the tables so you don't have to worry about it. You can adjust the mapping rules if you wish to change the following defaults:

  • binary blob
  • bit logical
  • char ntext
  • datetime2 datetime
  • datetimeoffset datetime
  • decimal double
  • float double
  • geography ntext
  • geometry ntext
  • hierarchyid ntext
  • image blob
  • int integer
  • money double
  • nchar ntext
  • nvarchar ntext
  • nvarchar(max) ntext
  • smalldatetime datetime
  • smallint integer
  • smallmoney double
  • text ntext
  • timestamp blob
  • tinyint integer
  • uniqueidentifier ntext
  • varbinary blob
  • varbinary(max) blob
  • varchar ntext
  • varchar(max) ntext
  • xml ntext

Full Convert migration in 4 easy steps

1.
SQL Server Express connection

SQL Server Express

We will choose SQL Server from the list of available source database engines. Depending on your SQL Server setup, you will need to connect using Windows or SQL Server authentication.

For SQL Express, we need to specify the server\instance name, like this: servername\SQLEXPRESS

We have Windows authentication here, so all we need to do is select our desired database from the drop-down list.

2.

CSV

We will choose Text from the list of available source database formats and fill in connection properties. You can simply click ellipsis (...) button to select the folder containing your delimited text files. You can also specify the file filter if you wish. By default, we include CSV, TXT, and TSV files.

Default delimiter is Comma (use it if you have comma-delimited files), but you can change it to Tab (for tab-delimited files), or any other character.

CSV connection
3.

Start the conversion

All source tables are selected for conversion by default. In case you only need some tables, simply deselect the ones you don't need - or deselect all, then select just the tables you do need. Click the Copy your database button to get started.

4.

Conversion

Conversion is highly-optimized to run as fast as possible, yet provides top-notch reliability. Huge tables are converted in small chunks at a time, preserving memory and ensuring that your computer stays fast and responsive.

Data copying from source to target
Target database browser

Data is now in the target database

Use our built-in database browser to examine the copied data. Of course, you can also examine the conversion in detail and see in-depth information for each table.

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