# Write another file format

Publish / file

write any other file format

Page: <https://meridian.online/operations/write-another-file-format>

## Status

Not built yet.

arcform does not do this yet. [Its place on the roadmap](https://meridian.online/roadmap#write-another-file-format)

## Variants

- [Write a BI extract file](https://meridian.online/operations/write-another-file-format/write-a-bi-extract-file): Write a table to an extract file a business intelligence product loads, such as a Hyper or QVD file.
- [Write binary objects or images](https://meridian.online/operations/write-another-file-format/write-binary-objects-or-images): Write the binary content or image held in each row to its own file.
- [Write a configuration file](https://meridian.online/operations/write-another-file-format/write-a-configuration-file): Write rows as key and value pairs or structured settings, such as a properties, INI, TOML or YAML file.
- [Write a machine-learning data file](https://meridian.online/operations/write-another-file-format/write-a-machine-learning-data-file): Write a table to a format machine-learning libraries read, such as ARFF, TFRecord or a NumPy array.
- Write another specialised format: Write a file in a format no other variant covers, such as GeoJSON, SSTable, LDIF, Stata or Markdown.
- [Save in a data tool's own format](https://meridian.online/operations/write-another-file-format/save-in-a-data-tools-own-format): Write a table, project or object to the native or serialised file format of a data tool.
- [Write rows as SQL statements](https://meridian.online/operations/write-another-file-format/write-rows-as-sql-statements): Write a file of CREATE TABLE and INSERT statements that recreate the rows in a database.
- [Write plain or templated text](https://meridian.online/operations/write-another-file-format/write-plain-or-templated-text): Write values, messages or rows laid out by a template to a plain text file.

## What other tools call it

Meridian's classification; an independent blind rating agreed on 86.2% of 312 rows (exact class, version 2).

- Azure Data Factory: [`Binary format (sink)`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-factory/format-binary) (read 2026-09-27)
- Azure Data Factory: [`Common Data Model format (sink)`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-factory/format-common-data-model) (read 2026-09-27)
- Alteryx Designer: [`Blob Output`](https://help.alteryx.com/current/en/designer/tools/developer/blob-output-tool.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- Alteryx Designer: [`Image Output`](https://help.alteryx.com/current/en/designer/tools/alteryx-intelligence-suite/computer-vision/image-output.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- Alteryx Designer: [`Profile Output`](https://help.alteryx.com/current/en/designer/tools/behavior-analysis/profile-output-tool.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- Duckle: [`Geospatial (GeoJSON / GeoPackage / ...)`](https://github.com/slothflowlabs/duckle/blob/f85f8960edfb6efbf4cb89d58a7b32e16df0e867/website/docs/components.html) (read 2026-09-25)
- Duckle: [`Qlik QVD`](https://github.com/slothflowlabs/duckle/blob/f85f8960edfb6efbf4cb89d58a7b32e16df0e867/frontend/src/workflow-ui/palette-data.ts) (read 2026-09-25)
- Duckle: [`TOML`](https://github.com/slothflowlabs/duckle/blob/f85f8960edfb6efbf4cb89d58a7b32e16df0e867/frontend/src/workflow-ui/palette-data.ts) (read 2026-09-25)
- Duckle: [`YAML`](https://github.com/slothflowlabs/duckle/blob/f85f8960edfb6efbf4cb89d58a7b32e16df0e867/frontend/src/workflow-ui/palette-data.ts) (read 2026-09-25)
- EasyMorph: [`Export as plain text`](https://help.easymorph.com/doku.php?id=transformations:exportplaintext) (read 2026-09-27)
- EasyMorph: [`Export dataset`](https://help.easymorph.com/doku.php?id=transformations:exportdataset) (read 2026-09-27)
- EasyMorph: [`Export into Qlik file`](https://help.easymorph.com/doku.php?id=transformations:exportqlikview) (read 2026-09-27)
- EasyMorph: [`Export to Tableau`](https://help.easymorph.com/doku.php?id=transformations:exporttableau) (read 2026-09-27)
- Apache Hop: [`Binary File Output`](https://hop.apache.org/manual/latest/pipeline/transforms/binaryfileoutput.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- Apache Hop: [`Cassandra SSTable Output`](https://hop.apache.org/manual/latest/pipeline/transforms/sstable-output.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- Apache Hop: [`Data set output`](https://hop.apache.org/manual/next/pipeline/transforms/datasetoutput.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- Apache Hop: [`Properties file Output`](https://hop.apache.org/manual/latest/pipeline/transforms/propertyoutput.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- Apache Hop: [`SQL File Output`](https://hop.apache.org/manual/latest/pipeline/transforms/sqlfileoutput.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- Apache Hop: [`Serialize To File`](https://hop.apache.org/manual/latest/pipeline/transforms/serialize-to-file.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- Apache Hop: [`Write to file`](https://hop.apache.org/manual/latest/workflow/actions/writetofile.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- Apache Hop: [`vCard Output`](https://hop.apache.org/manual/latest/pipeline/transforms/vcardoutput.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- KNIME Analytics Platform: [`ARFF Writer`](https://api.hub.knime.com/nodes/*5NlTwuAfjZ8w7LXH?details=full) (read 2026-09-27)
- KNIME Analytics Platform: [`Image Writer (Port)`](https://api.hub.knime.com/nodes/*2uLHdG65k5PHXCbF?details=full) (read 2026-09-27)
- KNIME Analytics Platform: [`Image Writer (Table)`](https://api.hub.knime.com/nodes/*KpOZsZ-XlSa0lQE1?details=full) (read 2026-09-27)
- KNIME Analytics Platform: [`KNIME Tableau Integration (extension)`](https://api.hub.knime.com/extensions/org.knime.features.ext.tableau.hyperapi) (read 2026-09-27)
- KNIME Analytics Platform: [`Table Writer`](https://api.hub.knime.com/nodes/*u5T3zjllCMyfRM5x?details=full) (read 2026-09-27)
- Apache NiFi: [`FreeFormTextRecordSetWriter`](https://nifi.apache.org/components/org.apache.nifi.text.FreeFormTextRecordSetWriter/) (read 2026-09-27)
- OpenRefine: [`Export to QuickStatements (version 1)`](https://openrefine.org/docs/manual/exporting#export-data) (read 2026-09-27)
- OpenRefine: [`OpenRefine project archive to file`](https://openrefine.org/docs/manual/exporting#export-a-project) (read 2026-09-27)
- OpenRefine: [`SQL statement exporter`](https://openrefine.org/docs/manual/exporting#sql-exporter) (read 2026-09-27)
- Pentaho Data Integration: [`ARFF output`](https://docs.pentaho.com/pdia-data-integration/9.3-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview) (read 2026-09-27)
- Pentaho Data Integration: [`Properties Output`](https://docs.pentaho.com/pdia-data-integration/9.3-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview) (read 2026-09-27)
- Pentaho Data Integration: [`SQL File Output`](https://docs.pentaho.com/pdia-data-integration/9.3-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview) (read 2026-09-27)
- Pentaho Data Integration: [`SSTable Output`](https://docs.pentaho.com/pdia-data-integration/9.3-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview) (read 2026-09-27)
- Pentaho Data Integration: [`Serialize to file`](https://docs.pentaho.com/pdia-data-integration/9.3-data-integration/pdi-transformation-steps-reference-overview) (read 2026-09-27)
- Polars: [`DataFrame.serialize`](https://docs.pola.rs/api/python/stable/reference/dataframe/miscellaneous.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- RapidMiner Studio: [`Store`](https://docs.rapidminer.com/latest/studio/operators/data_access/store.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- RapidMiner Studio: [`Store to File`](https://docs.rapidminer.com/latest/studio/operators/data_access/external_store.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- RapidMiner Studio: [`Write ARFF`](https://docs.rapidminer.com/latest/studio/operators/data_access/files/write/write_arff.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- RapidMiner Studio: [`Write Document`](https://docs.rapidminer.com/latest/studio/operators/extensions/Text%20Processing/write_document.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- RapidMiner Studio: [`Write File`](https://docs.rapidminer.com/latest/studio/operators/utility/files/write_file.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- RapidMiner Studio: [`Write Hyper File`](https://docs.rapidminer.com/latest/studio/operators/data_access/applications/tableau/hyper_file/write_hyper_file.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- RapidMiner Studio: [`Write Image`](https://docs.rapidminer.com/latest/studio/operators/extensions/Image%20Processing/data_access/write_image.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- RapidMiner Studio: [`Write Message`](https://docs.rapidminer.com/latest/studio/operators/utility/files/write_message.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- RapidMiner Studio: [`Write QVX`](https://docs.rapidminer.com/latest/studio/operators/data_access/applications/qlik/write_qvx.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- RapidMiner Studio: [`Write Special Format`](https://docs.rapidminer.com/latest/studio/operators/data_access/files/write/write_special.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- RapidMiner Studio: [`Write as Text`](https://docs.rapidminer.com/latest/studio/operators/utility/files/write_as_text.html) (read 2026-09-27)
- Tableau Prep: [`Hyper Extract (.hyper)`](https://help.tableau.com/current/prep/en-us/prep_save_share.htm) (read 2026-09-27)
- Talend: [`tFileOutputARFF`](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/arff/arff-component) (read 2026-09-27)
- Talend: [`tFileOutputLDIF`](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/ldif/ldif-component) (read 2026-09-27)
- Talend: [`tFileOutputProperties`](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/properties/properties-component) (read 2026-09-27)
- Talend: [`tFileOutputRaw`](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/raw/raw-component) (read 2026-09-27)
- Talend: [`tQVDOutput`](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/components/8.0/qlik-cloud/qlik-cloud-component) (read 2026-09-27)
- VisiData: [`dot (saver)`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/loaders/graphviz.py#L16) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`dta (saver)`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/loaders/_pandas.py#L22) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`geojson (saver)`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/loaders/geojson.py#L135) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`grep (saver)`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/loaders/grep.py#L13) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`jira (saver)`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/loaders/markdown.py#L73) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`jrnl (saver)`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/loaders/jrnl.py#L47) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`md (saver)`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/loaders/markdown.py#L68) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`npy (saver)`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/loaders/npy.py#L95) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`org (saver)`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/loaders/orgmode.py#L363) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`png (saver)`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/loaders/png.py#L62) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`rec (saver)`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/loaders/rec.py#L125) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`save-all`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/save.py#L250) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`save-col`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/save.py#L252) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`save-col-keys`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/save.py#L253) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`save-selected`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/save.py#L251) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`save-sheet`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/save.py#L247) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`save-sheet-really`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/save.py#L248) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`save-source`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/save.py#L249) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`table (saver)`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/loaders/texttables.py#L7) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`txt (saver)`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/save.py#L225) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`vds (saver)`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/loaders/vds.py#L16) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`xd (saver)`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/loaders/xword.py#L105) (read 2026-09-23)
- VisiData: [`zip (saver)`](https://github.com/saulpw/visidata/blob/7609212ec2febafa9caba7183cbebfaf49627909/visidata/save.py#L210) (read 2026-09-23)
- Yggdrasil Decision Forests: [`convert_dataset`](https://github.com/google/yggdrasil-decision-forests/blob/0a54b57c95ff0cf42ecf0310ace0513a4f32cb65/yggdrasil_decision_forests/cli/convert_dataset.cc) (read 2026-09-27)
- Yggdrasil Decision Forests: [`ydf.util.write_tf_record`](https://github.com/google/yggdrasil-decision-forests/blob/0a54b57c95ff0cf42ecf0310ace0513a4f32cb65/yggdrasil_decision_forests/port/python/ydf/util/tf_example.py) (read 2026-09-27)