Export xBase table to SQL

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Export data from xBase table to SQL file

Connect to xBase -> Choose xBase table -> Set SQL file options -> Export xBase to SQL

export xBase table to SQL file - Choose xBase and logon

“Export From Table” for “xBase to SQL”.

Export data from xBase Table To SQL File - task window

Select SQL file type.

Export data from xBase Table To SQL File - select SQL file type

1. Choose xBase table.

Unload data from xBase Table To SQL File - select table

2. Set SQL file options.

Extract data from xBase Table To SQL File - enter file name

3. Set rows options.

Convert data from xBase Table To SQL File - summary

4. Export xBase data to SQL file.

Dump data from xBase Table To SQL File - export

After exporting, you can view output SQL files.

Export data from xBase Table To SQL File - view SQL file

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xBase → SQL reference

Type mapping

Value kind	in xBase	in SQL
Int	`Numeric(10,0)`	`INT`
Bigint	`Numeric(19,0)`	`BIGINT`
Decimal	`Numeric(p,s)`	`DECIMAL(p,s)`
Float	`Float`	`DOUBLE PRECISION`
Text	`Character(n)`	`VARCHAR(n)`
Long text	`Memo`	`TEXT / CLOB`
Date	`Date`	`DATE`
Datetime	`(none)`	`TIMESTAMP`
Binary	`(none)`	`BLOB / BYTEA`
Boolean	`Logical`	`BOOLEAN / SMALLINT`
JSON	`(none)`	`JSON / TEXT`

Dialect differences

xBase is a database server and SQL is a file format, so the gap is wider than a dialect difference – the rows below are where values and structure stop lining up.

Property	in xBase	in SQL
port	`(file-based)`	`—`
identifiers	`—`	`Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale...`
row limit	`(driver dependent)`	`—`
dates	`Date (D)`	`Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ...`
long text	`Memo (M)`	`—`
binary	`—`	`Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode()`
separator	`—`	`Statement terminators (;)`
encoding	`—`	`No declaration`
typing	`—`	`Types belong to the target database, and they differ betwee...`
shape	`Tables of rows and columns`	`Statements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rows`
ceiling	`—`	`No formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i...`

No counterpart

SQL has no equivalent for Date and time – it has to be flattened or dropped.
SQL has no equivalent for Binary – it has to be flattened or dropped.
SQL has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.

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