Want to migrate from SQLite to Clipper?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a SQLite to Clipper converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate SQLite 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 SQLite to Clipper
Login to SQLite -> Login to Clipper -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from SQLite to Clipper
Choose source SQLite database and logon.
Choose target Clipper database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source SQLite.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select Clipper tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from SQLite to Clipper.
Create Clipper tables. Copy SQLite data to Clipper. Create Clipper indexes.
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See also:
SQLite → Clipper reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQLite | in Clipper |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INTEGER | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | INTEGER | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | NUMERIC | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | REAL | Float |
| Text | TEXT | Character(n) |
| Long text | TEXT | Memo |
| Date | TEXT | Date |
| Datetime | TEXT | (none) |
| Binary | BLOB | (none) |
| Boolean | INTEGER | Logical |
Dialect differences
Both SQLite and Clipper are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in SQLite | in Clipper |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | "double quotes" or [brackets] | — |
| row limit | LIMIT n | (driver dependent) |
| dates | TEXT (no date type) | Date (D) |
| long text | TEXT | Memo (M) |
| binary | BLOB | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQLite | sqlite3 .dump |
| SQLite (load) | .import (sqlite3) |
No counterpart
- SQLite values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in Clipper.
- SQLite values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in Clipper.
- SQLite values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in Clipper.
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