Want to migrate from SQL Server to xBase?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a SQL Server to xBase converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate SQL Server to xBase, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create xBase tables with auto mapping data types. Create xBase indexes.
Migrate from SQL Server to xBase
Login to SQL Server -> Login to xBase -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from SQL Server to xBase
Choose source SQL Server database and logon.
Choose target xBase database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source SQL Server.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select xBase tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from SQL Server to xBase.
Create xBase tables. Copy SQL Server data to xBase. Create xBase indexes.
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See also:
SQL Server → xBase reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL Server | in xBase |
|---|---|---|
| Int | int | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | bigint | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | decimal(p,s) | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | float | Float |
| Text | nvarchar(n) | Character(n) |
| Long text | nvarchar(max) | Memo |
| Date | date | Date |
| Datetime | datetime2 | (none) |
| Binary | varbinary(max) | (none) |
| Boolean | bit | Logical |
| JSON | nvarchar(max) | (none) |
Dialect differences
Both SQL Server and xBase are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in SQL Server | in xBase |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1433 | (file-based) |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | — |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | (driver dependent) |
| dates | datetime, datetime2, date, time | Date (D) |
| long text | nvarchar(max) | Memo (M) |
| binary | varbinary(max) | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
No counterpart
- SQL Server values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in xBase.
- SQL Server values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in xBase.
- SQL Server values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in xBase.
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