Description

This step writes input data to a text file in the form of a set of SQL statements. The SQL is generated in the dialect of the selected database.

General Tab

Option	Description
Step Name	Name of the step; the name has to be unique in a single transformation.
Connection	Connection : select the database for which you want to generate the SQL. The information in the connection is used to select the appropriate dialect. Target schema : the schema of the table to generate the SQL for Target table : the name of the table to generate the SQL for
Output file	Add create table statement : check this if you want the "CREATE TABLE" statement to be included in the generated SQL Add truncate table statement: check this if the table is expected to exist and you want the "TRUNCATE TABLE" statement to be included in the generated SQL. Note that this could also be a "DELETE FROM" statement, depending on the database dialect. Start new line for each statement : Enable this to increase the readability of the file Filename : the filename (without file extension) Create parent folder : if you want the parent folder of the specified file to be created if it doesn't exist already. Do not open create at start : if you don't want an empty file in case there are no input rows Extension : the required file extension ("sql" by default) Include stepnr in filename : includes the step number (when running in multiple copies) in the output filename Include date in filename : includes the date in the output filename with format yyyyMMdd (20081231) Include time in filename : includes the date in the output filename with format HHmmss (235959) Append : append the generated SQL to the existing file Split every ... rows : limits the size of a single file by starting a new one every ... rows. Show filenames : hit this button to see the complete filename after assembly of the various parts (filename, extension, stepnr, date and time) Add File to result: Adds the filenames written to the result of this transformation. A unique list is being kept in memory that can be used in the next job entry in a job, for example in another transformation.

Content Tab

Option	Description
Date format	Allows you to specify the date format.
Encoding	Allows you to specify the text file encoding

Example

See the following transformation in your distribution (version 3.1GA or later):

samples/transformations/SQL File Output - Basic example.ktr

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