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- Create Clipper tables with auto mapping data types. Create Clipper indexes.
Migrate from Percona to Clipper
Login to Percona -> Login to Clipper -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from Percona to Clipper
Choose source Percona database and logon.

Choose target Clipper database and logon.

Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.
1. Open source Percona.

2. Set “Import Type”.

3. Select Clipper tables to migrate.

4. Migrate from Percona to Clipper.
Create Clipper tables. Copy Percona data to Clipper. Create Clipper indexes.

FAQ
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See also:
Percona → Clipper reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Percona | 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 Percona and Clipper are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Percona | 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 |
|---|---|
| Percona | mysqldump |
| Percona (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
No counterpart
- Percona values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in Clipper.
- Percona values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in Clipper.
- Percona values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in Clipper.
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