Want to transfer data from MySQL table to Clipper?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a MySQL to Clipper converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy MySQL data to Clipper, Easy and Fast.
- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Transfer data from MySQL table To Clipper table
Login to MySQL and Clipper -> Choose source MySQL table -> Set target Clipper table -> Copy MySQL data to Clipper
Choose source MySQL database and logon.
Choose target Clipper database and logon.
Click “Convert From Table” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a source MySQL table.
2. Select a destination Clipper table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import MySQL data to Clipper.
More about MySQL to Clipper converter
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See also:
- Copy MySQL query results to Clipper table
- Merge multiple similar MySQL tables to 1 Clipper table
- Batch copy MySQL tables to Clipper
MySQL → Clipper reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in MySQL | in Clipper |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | BIGINT | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | DOUBLE | Float |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | Character(n) |
| Long text | LONGTEXT | Memo |
| Date | DATE | Date |
| Datetime | DATETIME | (none) |
| Binary | LONGBLOB | (none) |
| Boolean | TINYINT(1) | Logical |
| JSON | JSON | (none) |
Dialect differences
Both MySQL and Clipper are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in MySQL | in Clipper |
|---|---|---|
| port | 3306 | (file-based) |
| identifiers | `backtick` | — |
| row limit | LIMIT n | (driver dependent) |
| dates | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME | Date (D) |
| long text | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT | Memo (M) |
| binary | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
No counterpart
- MySQL values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in Clipper.
- MySQL values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in Clipper.
- MySQL values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in Clipper.
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