Want to batch copy data from MySQL tables to dBase?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a MySQL to dBase converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Bulk copy MySQL to dBase, 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.
Batch copy data from MySQL tables to dBase tables
Login to MySQL and dBase -> Select source MySQL tables -> Set target dBase tables -> Copy MySQL data to dBase
Choose source MySQL database and logon.
Choose target dBase database and logon.
Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source MySQL tables.
2. List target dBase tables.
3. Select dBase tables to import.
4. Transfer data from MySQL tables to dBase.
More about MySQL to dBase converter
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See also:
- Copy MySQL table data to dBase
- Copy MySQL query results to dBase table
- Merge multiple similar MySQL tables to 1 dBase table
MySQL → dBase reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in MySQL | in dBase |
|---|---|---|
| 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 dBase are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in MySQL | in dBase |
|---|---|---|
| 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 dBase.
- MySQL values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in dBase.
- MySQL values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in dBase.
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