Want to transfer data from multiple similar MySQL tables to 1 Clipper table?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a MySQL to Clipper converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy MySQL data to Clipper, 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 multiple similar MySQL tables to a single Clipper table
Login to MySQL and Clipper -> Select source MySQL tables -> Set the target Clipper table -> Copy MySQL data to Clipper
Choose source MySQL database and logon.

Choose target Clipper database and logon.

Click “Convert Similar Tables” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.
1. Select similar MySQL tables.

2. Select a destination Clipper table and config fields.

3. Preview data.

4. Import data from multiple similar MySQL tables to a single Clipper table.

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