sqlcsv-exporter 1.0.1

CLI utility to stream SQL Server query results into CSV files.

sqlcsv-exporter

sqlcsv-exporter is a publishable CLI package for streaming SQL Server query results into CSV files without loading the full result set into memory.

Features

• Reads SQL from a .sql file
• Rewrites a declared @InAsOfDate value when present
• Supports trusted or SQL authentication
• Streams rows with chunked fetchmany() and chunked CSV writes
• Shows live Rich progress while the export runs
• Ships with pytest coverage for core behavior

Install

poetry install

Run

poetry run sqlcsv-exporter \
  --sql ./queries/report.sql \
  --output ./exports/report.csv \
  --server my-sql-server \
  --database Reporting

With SQL authentication:

poetry run sqlcsv-exporter \
  --sql ./queries/report.sql \
  --output ./exports/report.csv \
  --server my-sql-server \
  --database Reporting \
  --sql-auth \
  --username reporting_user \
  --password secret

Override the as-of date used in a declared @InAsOfDate variable:

poetry run sqlcsv-exporter \
  --sql ./queries/report.sql \
  --output ./exports/report.csv \
  --server my-sql-server \
  --database Reporting \
  --date 2026-03-26

Publish

poetry build
poetry publish