Want to sync data from MySQL to DB2 ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a MySQL to DB2 converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Synchronize MySQL to DB2, 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.
Synchronize data from MySQL to DB2
Login to MySQL and target DB2 -> Select source MySQL tables -> Set target DB2 tables -> Sync MySQL data to DB2
Choose source MySQL database and logon.
Choose target DB2 database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source MySQL tables to sync.
2. List target DB2 tables.
Set “Import Type” to “Replace”, it will do a full synchronization.
Or set “Import Type” to “Upsert”, it will do a upsert synchronization.
3. Select DB2 tables to sync.
4. Sync MySQL data to DB2.
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See also:
MySQL → DB2 reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in MySQL | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | INTEGER |
| Long text | LONGTEXT | CLOB |
| Datetime | DATETIME | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | LONGBLOB | BLOB |
| Boolean | TINYINT(1) | SMALLINT |
| JSON | JSON | CLOB |
Dialect differences
Both MySQL and DB2 are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in MySQL | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| port | 3306 | 50000 |
| identifiers | `backtick` | "double quotes" |
| row limit | LIMIT n | FETCH FIRST n ROWS |
| dates | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP |
| long text | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT | CLOB |
| binary | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB | BLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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