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Ezeikel Pemberton
Ezeikel Pemberton
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Posted by Ezeikel Pemberton
Ezeikel Pemberton
19,817 Points

You save exported db to an .sql file but you say your saving to a text file.

In this video you say 'and its saved as an output file to text' as you export your db but then you actually output .sql file and not text as shown on screen.

Was a bit confusing to me as I wrote some notes based on what I heard and had a problem when trying to do an import/export to a different machine from live when reading my notes back and getting an error.

Had to watch the video again to realise and fix my issue.

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Zac Gordon
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Zac Gordon
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Zac Gordon
Zac Gordon
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Hi Ezeikel Pemberton !

You're right that the language may be a little confusing there. Since a .sql file is a type of text file that is why I referenced downloading as a text file. You'll see the two options are download or view as text. Glad you figured out the correct way to download the file though!

I'm working on a redo of this course and will try to make more clear next time.