Export DBF table to TXT using dynamic filename with current date

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

Using Withdata DB To File, a TXT exporter for DBF on Windows, MacOS, and Linux, you can export DBF (dBase, xBase, FoxBase, Visual FoxPro, Clipper) data to TXT using dynamic filename with date and time easily.

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Export data from DBF (dBase, xBase, FoxBase, Visual FoxPro, Clipper) table to TXT file using dynamic filename with date and time

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

Choose DBF and logon.

export DBF (dBase, xBase, FoxBase, Visual FoxPro, Clipper) table to TXT file - Choose DBF and logon

“Export From Table” for “TXT to DBF“.

Export data from DBF (dBase, xBase, FoxBase, Visual FoxPro, Clipper) Table To TXT using variable filename with date - task window

Select TXT file type.

Export data from DBF (dBase, xBase, FoxBase, Visual FoxPro, Clipper) Table To TXT using variable filename with date - select TXT file type

1. Choose DBF (dBase, xBase, FoxBase, Visual FoxPro, Clipper) table.

Unload data from DBF (dBase, xBase, FoxBase, Visual FoxPro, Clipper) 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 DBF (dBase, xBase, FoxBase, Visual FoxPro, Clipper) Table To TXT using dynamic filename with date - enter file name

3. Summary.

Convert data from DBF (dBase, xBase, FoxBase, Visual FoxPro, Clipper) Table To TXT using dynamic filename with date - summary

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

Dump data from DBF (dBase, xBase, FoxBase, Visual FoxPro, Clipper) Table To TXT using dynamic filename with date - export

After exporting, you can view output TXT files.

Export data from DBF (dBase, xBase, FoxBase, Visual FoxPro, Clipper) Table To TXT using template filename with date - view TXT file

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

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

Set scheduled tasks for exporting DBF 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 “DBF 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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