Export Redshift table to TXT using dynamic filename with current date

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Want to export data from Redshift table to TXT using current date as file name?

Using Withdata DBToFile, a TXT exporter for Redshift, you can export Redshift data to TXT using dynamic filename with date and time easily.

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Export data from Redshift table to TXT file using dynamic filename with date and time

Login to Redshift -> Choose Redshift table -> Set TXT filename template including date -> Export Redshift to TXT using current date as file name

Choose Redshift and logon.

export Redshift  table to TXT file - Choose Redshift and logon

“Export From Table” for “TXT to Redshift“.

Export data from Redshift  Table To TXT using variable filename with date - task window

Select TXT file type.

Export data from Redshift  Table To TXT using variable filename with date - select TXT file type

1. Choose Redshift table.

Unload data from Redshift  Table To TXT using dynamic filename with date - select table

2. Set TXT file options. Enter filename template, including date, #yyyy# is for current year, #mm# month, #dd# day, #hh# hour, #mi# minute, #ss# second.

Extract data from Redshift  Table To TXT using dynamic filename with date - enter file name

3. Summary.

Convert data from Redshift  Table To TXT using dynamic filename with date - summary

4. Export Redshift table data to TXT file. Dynamically created TXT file name using present system time.

Dump data from Redshift  Table To TXT using dynamic filename with date - export

After exporting, you can view output TXT files.

Export data from Redshift  Table To TXT using template filename with date - view TXT file

Export Redshift to TXT using dynamic filename with date and time in command line

Save “Redshift to TXT” session, then you can:

Set scheduled tasks for exporting Redshift to TXT using dynamic filename with date and time

Periodic export, keep the old exported TXT files, avoid overwriting them.

You can schedule and automate this “Redshift to TXT” conversion task by:

  1. Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file.
  2. Set scheduled task.

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