Want to bulk import SQL files into DB2 tables at one time?
Try Withdata software FileToDB, a SQL to DB2 converter for DB2 for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Easy and Fast, Even other type database SQL.
- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Import SQL to DB2 locally and privately, avoid uploading SQL file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Bulk import SQL files into DB2 tables
Login to DB2 -> Choose SQL files -> Set DB2 tables -> Import SQL files to DB2 tables
Choose DB2 and logon.
Click “Wizard – N Files To N Tables” at task dialog.
Select the “SQL” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Select a folder that constains SQL files.
2. Config first SQL file importing options.
3. Set “Import Type”.
4. Map DB2 tables to SQL files.
5. Summary. Set “Convert Rows” and “Skip Rows” if need.
6. Import SQL files to DB2 tables, 1 file to 1 table, one by one.
View imported data in DB2 table
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SQL → DB2 reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | INTEGER |
| Float | DOUBLE PRECISION | DOUBLE |
| Long text | TEXT / CLOB | CLOB |
| Binary | BLOB / BYTEA | BLOB |
| Boolean | BOOLEAN / SMALLINT | SMALLINT |
| JSON | JSON / TEXT | CLOB |
Dialect differences
SQL is a file format and DB2 is a database server, so the target has to be told the types the file never carried - the rows below are where the two sides diverge.
| Property | in SQL | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 50000 |
| identifiers | Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale... | "double quotes" |
| row limit | — | FETCH FIRST n ROWS |
| dates | Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ... | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP |
| long text | — | CLOB |
| binary | Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode() | BLOB |
| separator | Statement terminators (;) | — |
| encoding | No declaration | — |
| typing | Types belong to the target database, and they differ betwee... | — |
| shape | Statements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rows | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | No formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i... | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
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