Getting Started with DB2 Express-C

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the database pages without interacting with the DB2 engine; however, this method does
not make a check for constraints, and triggers are not fired. To guarantee consistency of
the data loaded using LOAD, the SET INTEGRITY command is often used afterwards.
The next sections describe the EXPORT, IMPORT, and LOAD utilities in more detail.
Note:
For more information about working with data movement utilities, watch this video:
http://www.channeldb2.com/video/video/show?id=807741:Video:4262
9.1 EXPORT utility
The EXPORT utility is used to extract data from a table into a file as discussed earlier.
Behind the scenes, an SQL SELECT operation is what is really being performed. The
following example exports to the file employee.ixf of IXF format 10 rows from the table
employee.
EXPORT TO employee.ixf OF IXF
SELECT * FROM employee
FETCH FIRST 10 ROWS ONLY
We encourage you to try the above example. The employee table is part of the SAMPLE
database, so you first need to connect to this database created in a previous chapter.
If you prefer to work with GUI tools, the EXPORT utility can also be invoked from the
Control Center as shown in Figure 9.2.