diff --git a/packages/api/package.json b/packages/api/package.json
index 41d6b6746..0ac1c406f 100644
--- a/packages/api/package.json
+++ b/packages/api/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
     "jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.1",
     "line-reader": "^0.4.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+    "mkdirp": "^3.0.1",
     "moment": "^2.24.0",
     "ncp": "^2.0.0",
     "node-cron": "^2.0.3",
diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/databaseConnections.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/databaseConnections.js
index 9c470b030..888ed160a 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/databaseConnections.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/databaseConnections.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ const { MissingCredentialsError } = require('../utility/exceptions');
 const pipeForkLogs = require('../utility/pipeForkLogs');
 const crypto = require('crypto');
 const loadModelTransform = require('../utility/loadModelTransform');
+const exportDbModelSql = require('../utility/exportDbModelSql');
 
 const logger = getLogger('databaseConnections');
 
@@ -398,7 +399,7 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   structure_meta: true,
-  async structure({ conid, database, modelTransFile }, req) {
+  async structure({ conid, database, modelTransFile = null }, req) {
     testConnectionPermission(conid, req);
     if (conid == '__model') {
       const model = await importDbModel(database);
@@ -439,14 +440,33 @@ module.exports = {
   },
 
   exportModel_meta: true,
-  async exportModel({ conid, database }, req) {
+  async exportModel({ conid, database, outputFolder }, req) {
     testConnectionPermission(conid, req);
-    const archiveFolder = await archive.getNewArchiveFolder({ database });
-    await fs.mkdir(path.join(archivedir(), archiveFolder));
+
+    const realFolder = outputFolder.startsWith('archive:')
+      ? resolveArchiveFolder(outputFolder.substring('archive:'.length))
+      : outputFolder;
+
     const model = await this.structure({ conid, database });
-    await exportDbModel(model, path.join(archivedir(), archiveFolder));
-    socket.emitChanged(`archive-folders-changed`);
-    return { archiveFolder };
+    await exportDbModel(model, realFolder);
+
+    if (outputFolder.startsWith('archive:')) {
+      socket.emitChanged(`archive-files-changed`, { folder: outputFolder.substring('archive:'.length) });
+    }
+    return { status: 'ok' };
+  },
+
+  exportModelSql_meta: true,
+  async exportModelSql({ conid, database, outputFolder, outputFile }, req) {
+    testConnectionPermission(conid, req);
+
+    const connection = await connections.getCore({ conid });
+    const driver = requireEngineDriver(connection);
+
+    const model = await this.structure({ conid, database });
+    await exportDbModelSql(model, driver, outputFolder, outputFile);
+
+    return { status: 'ok' };
   },
 
   generateDeploySql_meta: true,
diff --git a/packages/web/src/forms/FormArchiveFolderSelect.svelte b/packages/web/src/forms/FormArchiveFolderSelect.svelte
index 1ee8d958a..887862e84 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/forms/FormArchiveFolderSelect.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/forms/FormArchiveFolderSelect.svelte
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
       label: folder.name,
     })),
     ...additionalFolders
+      .filter(x => x != '@create')
       .filter(x => !($folders || []).find(y => y.name == x))
       .map(folder => ({
         value: folder,
diff --git a/packages/web/src/forms/FormElectronFileSelectorRaw.svelte b/packages/web/src/forms/FormElectronFileSelectorRaw.svelte
index 2f859da4a..b524a85e7 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/forms/FormElectronFileSelectorRaw.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/forms/FormElectronFileSelectorRaw.svelte
@@ -9,20 +9,32 @@
   export let name;
   export let disabled = false;
   export let defaultFileName = '';
-  export let dialogProperties = ['showHiddenFiles', 'openFile'];
+  export let dialogProperties = undefined;
+  export let isSaveDialog = false;
+  export let dialogFilters = [{ name: 'All Files', extensions: ['*'] }];
 
   const { values, setFieldValue } = getFormContext();
 
   async function handleBrowse() {
     const electron = getElectron();
     if (!electron) return;
-    const filePaths = await electron.showOpenDialog({
-      defaultPath: values[name],
-      properties: dialogProperties,
-      filters: [{ name: 'All Files', extensions: ['*'] }],
-    });
-    const filePath = filePaths && filePaths[0];
-    if (filePath) setFieldValue(name, filePath);
+
+    if (isSaveDialog) {
+      const filePath = await electron.showSaveDialog({
+        defaultPath: values[name],
+        properties: dialogProperties ?? ['showHiddenFiles', 'showOverwriteConfirmation'],
+        filters: dialogFilters,
+      });
+      if (filePath) setFieldValue(name, filePath);
+    } else {
+      const filePaths = await electron.showOpenDialog({
+        defaultPath: values[name],
+        properties: dialogProperties ?? ['showHiddenFiles', 'openFile'],
+        filters: dialogFilters,
+      });
+      const filePath = filePaths && filePaths[0];
+      if (filePath) setFieldValue(name, filePath);
+    }
   }
 </script>
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 527c1ffa6..3c5b61754 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8390,6 +8390,11 @@ mkdirp@^1.0.3, mkdirp@^1.0.4:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-1.0.4.tgz#3eb5ed62622756d79a5f0e2a221dfebad75c2f7e"
   integrity sha512-vVqVZQyf3WLx2Shd0qJ9xuvqgAyKPLAiqITEtqW0oIUjzo3PePDd6fW9iFz30ef7Ysp/oiWqbhszeGWW2T6Gzw==
 
+mkdirp@^3.0.1:
+  version "3.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-3.0.1.tgz#e44e4c5607fb279c168241713cc6e0fea9adcb50"
+  integrity sha512-+NsyUUAZDmo6YVHzL/stxSu3t9YS1iljliy3BSDrXJ/dkn1KYdmtZODGGjLcc9XLgVVpH4KshHB8XmZgMhaBXg==
+
 moment@^2.24.0, moment@^2.29.2:
   version "2.30.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/moment/-/moment-2.30.1.tgz#f8c91c07b7a786e30c59926df530b4eac96974ae"