LanguageSQL
Structured Query Language Data SQL data
File type: Database file
Files with sql extension are used for SQL (Structured Query Language) data files. These are used to exchange or export/import data from relational SQL databases, contains various SQL instructions etc. It is a text file, but only useful together with various sql database servers and sql management software.
What is sql file?
File type category:
Database file
Date updated: December 31, 2024
File extension sql is mainly related to Structured Query Language or short SQL.
sql files are text files written in the SQL language and contain SQL code, which is used to modify the contents of a relation database. These may contain instructions and statements for creating or modifying database structure, such as data insertions, updates, deletions and other SQL operations.
The .sql files can be read, processed or edited by any SQL-compatible database program or suitable SDK or text editor.
The SQL was adopted as a standard by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in 1986 as SQL-86 and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1987.
The most common operation in SQL is the query, which is performed with the declarative SELECT statement. SELECT retrieves data from one or more tables, or expressions. Standard SELECT statements have no persistent effects on the database. Some non-standard implementations of SELECT can have persistent effects, such as the SELECT INTO syntax that exists in some databases
What SQL is able to do?
- SQL can execute queries against a database
- SQL can retrieve data from a database
- SQL can insert records in a database
- SQL can update records in a database
- SQL can delete records from a database
- SQL can create new databases
- SQL can create new tables in a database
- SQL can create stored procedures in a database
- SQL can create views in a database
- SQL can set permissions on tables, procedures, and views
How to open sql file?
SQL data file is stored in simple text format and can be opened in text editor like Windows Notepad. However it is better to use any source code editor, or better, SQL database editor and management software (there are many sql database management tools like e.g. Navicat).
To exchange data between various database systems you need appropriate db tools. This is far beyond the content of this page.
How to convert sql file?
SQL editors such as Navicat are able to export SQL databases and SQL data files in SQL dump database file, CSV or XML file format. SQL dump database as well as CSV and XML files are in simple text format and can be edited or convert to any other database format. To process data between database systems you need appropriate db tools.
Suggested software to open sql file:
Associated software actions with the sql file
Software applications that can open sql files:
Navicat Premium (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for MySQL (Microsoft Windows)
FileMaker Pro for Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for Oracle (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for PostgreSQL (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for SQlite (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for SQL Server (Microsoft Windows)
Toad (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for MySQL (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
FileMaker Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat Premium (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for Oracle (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for PostgreSQL (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for SQlite (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for SQL Server (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for MySQL (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat Premium (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat for Oracle (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat for PostgreSQL (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat for SQlite (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Microsoft Visual Studio (Multiplatform)
Visual Studio Code (Multiplatform)
Software applications that can edit sql files:
Navicat Premium (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
FileMaker Pro for Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for Oracle (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for PostgreSQL (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for SQlite (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for SQL Server (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Dreamweaver (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
BBEdit (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Toad (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for MySQL (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
FileMaker Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat Premium (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for Oracle (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for PostgreSQL (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for SQlite (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for SQL Server (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Navicat for MySQL (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat Premium (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat for Oracle (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat for PostgreSQL (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat for SQlite (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Vim (Multiplatform)
Microsoft Visual Studio (Multiplatform)
Visual Studio Code (Multiplatform)
Software capable of saving sql files:
Navicat Premium (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for MySQL (Microsoft Windows)
FileMaker Pro for Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for Oracle (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for PostgreSQL (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for SQlite (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for SQL Server (Microsoft Windows)
Toad (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for MySQL (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
FileMaker Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat Premium (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for Oracle (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for PostgreSQL (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for SQlite (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for SQL Server (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for MySQL (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat Premium (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat for Oracle (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat for PostgreSQL (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat for SQlite (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Microsoft Visual Studio (Multiplatform)
Visual Studio Code (Multiplatform)
Programs for viewing sql files:
Sublime Text (Microsoft Windows)
Sublime Text for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
BBEdit (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Sublime Text for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Vim (Multiplatform)
Software apps that create sql files:
Navicat Premium (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for MySQL (Microsoft Windows)
FileMaker Pro for Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for Oracle (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for PostgreSQL (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for SQlite (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for SQL Server (Microsoft Windows)
Adobe Dreamweaver (Microsoft Windows)
Toad (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for MySQL (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
FileMaker Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat Premium (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for Oracle (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for PostgreSQL (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for SQlite (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for SQL Server (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for MySQL (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat Premium (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat for Oracle (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat for PostgreSQL (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat for SQlite (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Microsoft Visual Studio (Multiplatform)
Visual Studio Code (Multiplatform)
Software apps that import sql files:
Navicat Premium (Microsoft Windows)
MySQL Workbench (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for MySQL (Microsoft Windows)
MySQL (Microsoft Windows)
DB Zipper (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Access (Microsoft Windows)
FileMaker Pro for Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for Oracle (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for PostgreSQL (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for SQlite (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for SQL Server (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for MySQL (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
MySQL for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
FileMaker Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat Premium (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for Oracle (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for PostgreSQL (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for SQlite (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for SQL Server (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for MySQL (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
MySQL for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Navicat Premium (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat for Oracle (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat for PostgreSQL (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat for SQlite (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
DBEdit (Multiplatform)
Adminer (Multiplatform)
phpMyAdmin (Multiplatform)
MariaDB (Multiplatform)
Software apps that export sql files:
Navicat Premium (Microsoft Windows)
MySQL Workbench (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for MySQL (Microsoft Windows)
MySQL (Microsoft Windows)
FileMaker Pro for Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for Oracle (Microsoft Windows)
PyGlossary (Microsoft Windows)
dbfconverter (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for PostgreSQL (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for SQlite (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for SQL Server (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for MySQL (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
MySQL for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
FileMaker Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat Premium (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for Oracle (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for PostgreSQL (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for SQlite (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for SQL Server (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for MySQL (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
MySQL for Linux (Linux/Unix)
Navicat Premium (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat for Oracle (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat for PostgreSQL (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat for SQlite (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Adminer (Multiplatform)
phpMyAdmin (Multiplatform)
MariaDB (Multiplatform)
Software apps that backup sql files:
Navicat Premium (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for MySQL (Microsoft Windows)
FileMaker Pro for Windows (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for Oracle (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for PostgreSQL (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for SQlite (Microsoft Windows)
Navicat for MySQL (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
FileMaker Pro for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat Premium (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for Oracle (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for PostgreSQL (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for SQlite (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for SQL Server (Mac) (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Navicat for MySQL (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat Premium (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat for Oracle (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat for PostgreSQL (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Navicat for SQlite (Linux) (Linux/Unix)
Software apps that print sql files:
Adobe Dreamweaver (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Visual Studio (Multiplatform)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving sql files:
Microsoft SQL Server (Microsoft Windows)