Want to sync data from dBase to MariaDB?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a dBase to MariaDB converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Synchronize dBase to MariaDB, 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.
Synchronize data from dBase to MariaDB
Login to dBase and target MariaDB -> Select source dBase tables -> Set target MariaDB tables -> Sync dBase data to MariaDB
Choose source dBase database and logon.
Choose target MariaDB database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source dBase tables to sync.
2. List target MariaDB tables.
Set “Import Type” to “Replace”, it will do a full synchronization.
Or set “Import Type” to “Upsert”, it will do a upsert synchronization.
3. Select MariaDB tables to sync.
4. Sync dBase data to MariaDB.
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See also:
dBase → MariaDB reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in dBase | in MariaDB |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | INT |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Float | DOUBLE |
| Text | Character(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Memo | LONGTEXT |
| Date | Date | DATE |
| Datetime | (none) | DATETIME |
| Binary | (none) | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | Logical | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | (none) | JSON |
Dialect differences
Both dBase and MariaDB are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in dBase | in MariaDB |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 3306 |
| identifiers | — | `backtick` |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date (D) | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | Memo (M) | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | — | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MariaDB | mariadb-dump |
| MariaDB (load) | mariadb-import, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
No counterpart
- MariaDB has no equivalent for Date and time – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- MariaDB has no equivalent for Binary – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- MariaDB has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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