Want to transfer data from Clipper table to Percona?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Clipper to Percona converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy Clipper data to Percona, 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.
Transfer data from Clipper table To Percona table
Login to Clipper and Percona -> Choose source Clipper table -> Set target Percona table -> Copy Clipper data to Percona
Choose source Clipper database and logon.

Choose target Percona database and logon.

Click “Convert From Table” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.
1. Open a source Clipper table.

2. Select a destination Percona table and config fields.

3. Preview data.

4. Import Clipper data to Percona.

More about Clipper to Percona converter
See also:
- Copy Clipper query results to Percona table
- Merge multiple similar Clipper tables to 1 Percona table
- Batch copy Clipper tables to Percona
Clipper → Percona reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Clipper | in Percona |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | INT |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Float | DOUBLE |
| Text | Character(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Memo | LONGTEXT |
| Date | Date | DATE |
| Datetime | (none) | DATETIME |
| Binary | (none) | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | Logical | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | (none) | JSON |
Dialect differences
Both Clipper and Percona are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Clipper | in Percona |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 3306 |
| identifiers | — | `backtick` |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date (D) | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | Memo (M) | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | — | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Percona | mysqldump |
| Percona (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
No counterpart
- Percona has no equivalent for Date and time – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- Percona has no equivalent for Binary – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- Percona has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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