Want to transfer data from MySQL table to SQL Server ?
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- 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 MySQL table To SQL Server table
Login to MySQL and SQL Server -> Choose source MySQL table -> Set target SQL Server table -> Copy MySQL data to SQL Server
Choose source MySQL database and logon.
Choose target SQL Server database and logon.
Click “Convert From Table” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a source MySQL table.
2. Select a destination SQL Server table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import MySQL data to SQL Server.
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See also:
- Copy MySQL query results to SQL Server table
- Merge multiple similar MySQL tables to 1 SQL Server table
- Batch copy MySQL tables to SQL Server
MySQL → SQL Server reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in MySQL | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | int |
| Bigint | BIGINT | bigint |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | decimal(p,s) |
| Float | DOUBLE | float |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | nvarchar(n) |
| Long text | LONGTEXT | nvarchar(max) |
| Date | DATE | date |
| Datetime | DATETIME | datetime2 |
| Binary | LONGBLOB | varbinary(max) |
| Boolean | TINYINT(1) | bit |
| JSON | JSON | nvarchar(max) |
Dialect differences
Both MySQL and SQL Server are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in MySQL | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| port | 3306 | 1433 |
| identifiers | `backtick` | [square brackets] |
| row limit | LIMIT n | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME | datetime, datetime2, date, time |
| long text | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB | varbinary(max) |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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