Want to migrate from PostgreSQL to Clipper?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a PostgreSQL to Clipper converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate PostgreSQL to Clipper, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create Clipper tables with auto mapping data types. Create Clipper indexes.
Migrate from PostgreSQL to Clipper
Login to PostgreSQL -> Login to Clipper -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from PostgreSQL to Clipper
Choose source PostgreSQL database and logon.
Choose target Clipper database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source PostgreSQL.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select Clipper tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from PostgreSQL to Clipper.
Create Clipper tables. Copy PostgreSQL data to Clipper. Create Clipper indexes.
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See also:
PostgreSQL → Clipper reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in PostgreSQL | in Clipper |
|---|---|---|
| Int | integer | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | bigint | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | numeric(p,s) | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | double precision | Float |
| Text | varchar(n) | Character(n) |
| Long text | text | Memo |
| Date | date | Date |
| Datetime | timestamp | (none) |
| Binary | bytea | (none) |
| Boolean | boolean | Logical |
| JSON | jsonb | (none) |
Dialect differences
Both PostgreSQL and Clipper are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in PostgreSQL | in Clipper |
|---|---|---|
| port | 5432 | (file-based) |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | — |
| row limit | LIMIT n | (driver dependent) |
| dates | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time | Date (D) |
| long text | TEXT | Memo (M) |
| binary | BYTEA | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
No counterpart
- PostgreSQL values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in Clipper.
- PostgreSQL values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in Clipper.
- PostgreSQL values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in Clipper.
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