6.5.1 Table Data Export and Import Wizard
This wizard supports import and export operations using CSV and JSON files, and includes several configuration options (separators, column selection, encoding selection, and more). The wizard can be performed against local or remotely connected MySQL servers, and the import action includes table, column, and type mapping.
This wizard only exports/imports tables using the JSON or CSV format. For an overview of the data export and import options in MySQL Workbench, see Section 6.5, “Data Export and Import”.
The wizard is accessible from the object browser's context menu by right-clicking on a table and choose either or , as the next figure shows.
Figure 6.11 Table Data Wizards: Open
Table Data Export Wizard
Export table data to either a JSON or CSV file. The following figures show an example of an export sequence of the sakila.actor table to a CSV file.
Figure 6.12 Table Data Export: Source
Figure 6.13 Table Data Export: CSV Configuration
Figure 6.14 Table Data Export: Results
Table Data Import Wizard
You can import table data from either a JSON or CSV file. The following figures show an example of an import sequence of the sakila.actor table from a CSV file.
Figure 6.15 Table Data Import: CSV Source
Figure 6.16 Table Data Import: Destination Table
Figure 6.17 Table Data Import: CSV Configuration
The Encoding field should correspond with your CSV file.
Figure 6.18 Table Data Import: Results
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