Want to batch copy data from SQL Server tables to Percona?
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- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
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Batch copy data from SQL Server tables to Percona tables
Login to SQL Server and Percona -> Select source SQL Server tables -> Set target Percona tables -> Copy SQL Server data to Percona
Choose source SQL Server database and logon.
Choose target Percona database and logon.
Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source SQL Server tables.
2. List target Percona tables.
3. Select Percona tables to import.
4. Transfer data from SQL Server tables to Percona.
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See also:
- Copy SQL Server table data to Percona
- Copy SQL Server query results to Percona table
- Merge multiple similar SQL Server tables to 1 Percona table
SQL Server → Percona reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL Server | in Percona |
|---|---|---|
| Int | int | INT |
| Bigint | bigint | BIGINT |
| Decimal | decimal(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | float | DOUBLE |
| Text | nvarchar(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | nvarchar(max) | LONGTEXT |
| Date | date | DATE |
| Datetime | datetime2 | DATETIME |
| Binary | varbinary(max) | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | bit | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | nvarchar(max) | JSON |
Dialect differences
Both SQL Server and Percona are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in SQL Server | in Percona |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1433 | 3306 |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | `backtick` |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | LIMIT n |
| dates | datetime, datetime2, date, time | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | nvarchar(max) | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | varbinary(max) | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| Percona | mysqldump |
| Percona (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
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