MySQL to Excel: Convert Table to Spreadsheet

The workflow JSON

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{
  "nodes": [
    {
      "id": "f60e3d5f-4da5-4201-8c78-00f4f410b397",
      "name": "When clicking \"Execute Workflow\"",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "position": [
        600,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {},
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "724f285b-723e-4452-81a6-c066c6b6a0e4",
      "name": "TableName",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.set",
      "position": [
        780,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "values": {
          "string": [
            {
              "name": "TableName",
              "value": "concerts2"
            }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "637356f0-fcde-4555-982c-a28159ce6885",
      "name": "LoadMySQLData",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.mySql",
      "position": [
        960,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "query": "=SELECT * FROM {{ $json[\"TableName\"] }}",
        "operation": "executeQuery"
      },
      "credentials": {
        "mySql": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "b3270629-35de-4746-aa51-293e7d20660d",
      "name": "SaveSpreadsheet",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.spreadsheetFile",
      "position": [
        1160,
        300
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "options": {
          "fileName": "={{ $node[\"TableName\"].json[\"TableName\"] }}.{{ $parameter[\"fileFormat\"] }}",
          "headerRow": true,
          "sheetName": "={{ $node[\"TableName\"].json[\"TableName\"] }}"
        },
        "operation": "toFile",
        "fileFormat": "xlsx"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    },
    {
      "id": "a7d04632-f47a-40e5-986e-1acf0b0af7c7",
      "name": "Sticky Note",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "position": [
        1100,
        157
      ],
      "parameters": {
        "width": 450,
        "height": 305,
        "content": "## Save SQL table as a binary XLSX file\n### You can send it via e-mail, upload to the file storage or download on your computer.\n### Just connect one or two extra n8n Nodes here!"
      },
      "typeVersion": 1
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "TableName": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "LoadMySQLData",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "LoadMySQLData": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "SaveSpreadsheet",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "When clicking \"Execute Workflow\"": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "TableName",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  }
}

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• mySql

About this workflow

Convert Sql Table Into Excel Spreadsheet. Uses manualTrigger, mySql, spreadsheetFile, stickyNote. Event-driven trigger; 5 nodes.

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