Want to batch copy data from Visual FoxPro tables to DB2 ?
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- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Batch copy data from Visual FoxPro tables to DB2 tables
Login to Visual FoxPro and DB2 -> Select source Visual FoxPro tables -> Set target DB2 tables -> Copy Visual FoxPro data to DB2
Choose source Visual FoxPro database and logon.
Choose target DB2 database and logon.
Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source Visual FoxPro tables.
2. List target DB2 tables.
3. Select DB2 tables to import.
4. Transfer data from Visual FoxPro tables to DB2.
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See also:
- Copy Visual FoxPro table data to DB2
- Copy Visual FoxPro query results to DB2 table
- Merge multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to 1 DB2 table
Visual FoxPro → DB2 reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Visual FoxPro | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | INTEGER |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Float | DOUBLE |
| Text | Character(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Memo | CLOB |
| Date | Date | DATE |
| Datetime | DateTime | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | General | BLOB |
| Boolean | Logical | SMALLINT |
| JSON | (none) | CLOB |
Dialect differences
Both Visual FoxPro and DB2 are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Visual FoxPro | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 50000 |
| identifiers | — | "double quotes" |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | FETCH FIRST n ROWS |
| dates | Date (D), DateTime (T) | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP |
| long text | Memo (M) | CLOB |
| binary | General (G) | BLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
No counterpart
- DB2 has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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