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Batch copy data from Percona tables to SQL Server tables
Login to Percona and SQL Server -> Select source Percona tables -> Set target SQL Server tables -> Copy Percona data to SQL Server
Choose source Percona database and logon.

Choose target SQL Server database and logon.

Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.
1. Select source Percona tables.

2. List target SQL Server tables.

3. Select SQL Server tables to import.

4. Transfer data from Percona tables to SQL Server.

More about Percona to SQL Server converter
See also:
- Copy Percona table data to SQL Server
- Copy Percona query results to SQL Server table
- Merge multiple similar Percona tables to 1 SQL Server table
Percona → SQL Server reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Percona | 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 Percona and SQL Server are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Percona | 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 |
|---|---|
| Percona | mysqldump |
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
| Percona (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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