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Schedule and automate PostgreSQL to Azure data task
1. Select and run a task from follow list:
- Merge multiple similar PostgreSQL tables to 1 Azure table
- Batch copy PostgreSQL tables to Azure
- Copy PostgreSQL query results to Azure table
- Copy PostgreSQL table data to Azure
- Migrate PostgreSQL to Azure
- Sync data from PostgreSQL to Azure
- Convert PostgreSQL To Azure
2. Save session and create .bat file.
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PostgreSQL → Azure SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in PostgreSQL | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | integer | int |
| Decimal | numeric(p,s) | decimal(p,s) |
| Float | double precision | float |
| Text | varchar(n) | nvarchar(n) |
| Long text | text | nvarchar(max) |
| Datetime | timestamp | datetime2 |
| Binary | bytea | varbinary(max) |
| Boolean | boolean | bit |
| JSON | jsonb | nvarchar(max) |
Dialect differences
Both PostgreSQL and Azure SQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in PostgreSQL | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | 5432 | 1433 |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | [square brackets] |
| row limit | LIMIT n | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time | datetime2, date, time |
| long text | TEXT | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | BYTEA | varbinary(max) |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| Azure SQL | bcp |
| Azure SQL (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
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