Want to batch copy data from MySQL tables to Clipper?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a MySQL to Clipper converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Bulk copy MySQL 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.
Batch copy data from MySQL tables to Clipper tables
Login to MySQL and Clipper -> Select source MySQL tables -> Set target Clipper tables -> Copy MySQL data to Clipper
Choose source MySQL database and logon.
Choose target Clipper database and logon.
Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source MySQL tables.
2. List target Clipper tables.
3. Select Clipper tables to import.
4. Transfer data from MySQL tables to Clipper.
More about MySQL to Clipper converter
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See also:
- Copy MySQL table data to Clipper
- Copy MySQL query results to Clipper table
- Merge multiple similar MySQL tables to 1 Clipper table
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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