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* Remove return symbol: <pre>SELECT REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(`my_column`, '\r\n', ' '), '\n', ' '), '\r', ' ') </pre> | * Remove return symbol: <pre>SELECT REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(`my_column`, '\r\n', ' '), '\n', ' '), '\r', ' ') </pre> | ||
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Revision as of 14:05, 9 November 2015
Export MySQL query to Excel file (XLS or XLSX file)
Tools
- PHPExcel
- other MySQL client softwares
two steps conversion: ex
- CSV --> XLSX or
- XLS --> XLSX
Technical issues: If it costs too much time to convert to Excel file
First steps for CSV file. The CSV file will be converted to Excel file more convenient.
- Add delimiter character between different column ex: comma symbol (,) or tab symbol
- Add enclosure character ex: double quote symbol (") or single quote symbol (')
- Add escape character escape the column value if contains the enclosure character
- Remove return symbol:
SELECT REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(`my_column`, '\r\n', ' '), '\n', ' '), '\r', ' ')