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Vertical

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Description​

Prints each value on a separate line with the column name specified. This format is convenient for printing just one or a few rows if each row consists of a large number of columns.

Note that NULL is output as ᴺᵁᴸᴸ to make it easier to distinguish between the string value NULL and no value. JSON columns will be pretty printed, and NULL is output as null, because it is a valid JSON value and easily distinguishable from "null".

Example usage​

Example:

SELECT * FROM t_null FORMAT Vertical

Row 1:
──────
x: 1
y: ᴺᵁᴸᴸ

Rows are not escaped in Vertical format:

SELECT 'string with \'quotes\' and \t with some special \n characters' AS test FORMAT Vertical

Row 1:
──────
test: string with 'quotes' and      with some special
 characters

This format is only appropriate for outputting a query result, but not for parsing (retrieving data to insert in a table).

Format settings​