Want to migrate from Azure to DBF?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Azure to DBF converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate Azure to DBF, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create DBF tables with auto mapping data types. Create DBF indexes.
Migrate from Azure to DBF
Login to Azure -> Login to DBF -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from Azure to DBF
Choose source Azure database and logon.
Choose / create target DBF database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source Azure.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select DBF tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from Azure to DBF.
Create DBF tables. Copy Azure data to DBF. Create DBF indexes.
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See also:
Azure SQL → DBF reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Azure SQL | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| Int | int | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | bigint | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | decimal(p,s) | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | float | Float |
| Text | nvarchar(n) | Character(n) |
| Long text | nvarchar(max) | Memo |
| Date | date | Date |
| Datetime | datetime2 | (none) |
| Binary | varbinary(max) | (none) |
| Boolean | bit | Logical |
| JSON | nvarchar(max) | (none) |
Dialect differences
Both Azure SQL and DBF are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Azure SQL | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1433 | (file-based) |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | — |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | (driver dependent) |
| dates | datetime2, date, time | Date (D) |
| long text | nvarchar(max) | Memo (M) |
| binary | varbinary(max) | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Azure SQL | bcp |
| Azure SQL (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
No counterpart
- Azure SQL values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in DBF.
- Azure SQL values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in DBF.
- Azure SQL values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in DBF.
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