WebStorm 2023.1 Help

Export

You can use a variety of methods to export data and object structures from your databases. These methods include usage of various generators, data extractors, and shortcuts. Also, you can export data in TXT, CSV, JSON, XML, Markdown, Excel, and other formats. You can select a predefined data extractor or create your own.

In WebStorm, you export object structures and data separately. It means that you can export a structure of a table or a view and then export data from these objects.

The full data dump is available for PostgreSQL and MySQL with the help of mysqldump and pg_dump. The full data dump includes structures of all database objects and data of these objects in a single file. For more information, see Create a full data dump for MySQL and PostgreSQL.

Export object structures

Data definition language (DDL) defines the structure of a database, including rows, columns, tables, indexes, and other elements. In WebStorm, you can generate data definition structures by using shortcuts with predefined settings or by using the SQL Generator and customize the export settings.

Generate DDL definitions for database objects

  • In the Database tool window ( View | Tool Windows | Database) , right-click a database object and select SQL Scripts | SQL Generator….

    On the right toolbar, you can find the following controls:

    • The copy icon: copy output to the clipboard.

    • The Save to File icon: save output to a file.

    • Run in a console: open output in a query console.

    Generate DDL definitions for database objects

Change output settings of the SQL Generator

  1. In the Database tool window ( View | Tool Windows | Database) , right-click a database object (for example, a table) and select SQL Scripts | SQL Generator.

  2. In the SQL Generator tool window, click the File Output Options icon (The File Output Options icon).

  3. From the Layout list, select a method that you want to use:

    • File per object by schema: generates a set of SQL files sorted in folders by schemas.

    • File per object by schema and database: generates a set of SQL files sorted in folders by schemas and databases.

    • File per object: generates a set of SQL files.

    • File per object with order: generates a numbered set of SQL files.

    Change output settings of the SQL Generator

Generate a DDL definition to the query console

  • In the Database tool window ( View | Tool Windows | Database) , right-click a database object and select SQL Scripts | Generate DDL to Query Console.

Generate a DDL definition to the clipboard

  • In the Database tool window ( View | Tool Windows | Database) , right-click a database object and select SQL Scripts | Generate DDL to Clipboard.

    If your database stores DDL of the object, you can retrieve DDL from the database by selecting the Request and Copy Original DDL.

Export data

WebStorm uses data extractors to export data in various formats to a file or the clipboard. Each time you export or copy data, the copied data format is defined by the selected data extractor.

Data extractors list on the data editor toolbar

You can use a built-in data extractor, configure a custom extractor that is based on CSV or DSV format, and create a custom data extractor using a provided API.

The last selected extractor becomes the default one for newly opened editor tabs. For MongoDB, the default extractor is always JSON.

For more information about data extractors, refer to the corresponding page.

Export data from the Database tool window

  1. In the Database tool window ( View | Tool Windows | Database) , right-click a database object and navigate to Import/Export | Export Data to File.

    To export data from multiple database objects to files, select and right-click the objects, then navigate to Import/Export | Export Data to Files.

  2. In the Export Data dialog, customize the following settings:

    • Extractor: select the export format (for example, Excel (xlsx)).

    • Transpose: select to export data in the transposed view. In this view, the rows and columns are interchanged.

    • Add column header: adds a row with column names at the beginning of the CSV list.

    • Add row header: adds a column with enumeration of rows.

    • Output file: select a file that will store the data.

  3. To copy the generated script to the clipboard, click Copy to Clipboard. To save the script to a file, click Export to File.

Export data from the data editor and query results tab

Tables, views, and virtual views open in the data editor. Query result sets appear in the result tabs of Services tool window and in the In-Editor Results of query console.

  • To export data to a file, open a table or a result set, click the Export Data icon (the Export Data icon). Configure the export settings and click Export to File.

    Export data from the editor
  • To export the whole result or the whole table to the clipboard, open a table or a result set, right-click a cell and select Export Table to Clipboard.

    In contrast to the Export Table to Clipboard action, the Copy action Ctrl+C only copies the selection of rows on the current page. To copy all the rows on the current page, click a cell, press Ctrl+A and then Ctrl+C. To configure a number of rows on a page, see Set a number of rows in the result set.

Export to the clipboard

  • To copy the selection of rows from the result set or the data editor, press Ctrl+C.

  • To copy the whole result or the whole table to the clipboard, do one of the following:

    1. Click a cell, press Ctrl+A and then Ctrl+C.

    2. Click the Select All button.

      The Select All button in the data editor
    3. On the data editor toolbar:

      1. Click the Export Data icon (The Export Data icon).

      2. Select the export format from the Extractor list and configure the export settings.

      3. Click Copy To Clipboard.

    4. To export the whole result or the whole table to the clipboard, open a table or a result set, right-click a cell and select Export Table to Clipboard.

    To configure a number of rows on a page, see Set a number of rows in the result set.

Export data from a MongoDB collection

  1. Right-click the collection that you want to export and select Export Data to File.

  2. In the Export Data dialog, click the Extractor list and select JSON.

    The output of this operation is MongoDB Extended JSON. Read about MongoDB Extended JSON in MongoDB Extended JSON (v2) at docs.mongodb.com.

    MongoDB Extended JSON

Create a full data dump for MySQL and PostgreSQL

You can create backups for database objects (for example a schema, a table, or a view) by running mysqldump for MySQL or pg_dump for PostgreSQL. mysqldump and pg_dump are native MySQL and PostgreSQL tools. They are not integrated into WebStorm. You can read about them at dev.mysql.com and postgresql.org.

Export data with mysqldump or pg_dump

  1. In the Database tool window ( View | Tool Windows | Database) , right-click a database object and navigate to:

    • Export with "mysqldump": for MySQL data sources. The mysqldump tool is located in the root/bin directory of the MySQL installation directory.

    • Export with "pg_dump": for PostgreSQL data sources. pg_dump, pg_dump_all, pg_restore tools are all located in the bin folder of the PostgreSQL.

  2. In the Export with <dump_tool> dialog, specify the path to the dump tool executable in the Path to <dump_tool> field.

    (Optional) Edit the command-line options in the lower part of the dialog.

  3. Click Run.

Last modified: 05 May 2023