Want to sync data from DB2 to Clipper?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a DB2 to Clipper converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Synchronize DB2 to Clipper, 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 DB2 to Clipper
Login to DB2 and target Clipper -> Select source DB2 tables -> Set target Clipper tables -> Sync DB2 data to Clipper
Choose source DB2 database and logon.
Choose target Clipper database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source DB2 tables to sync.
2. List target Clipper 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 Clipper tables to sync.
4. Sync DB2 data to Clipper.
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See also:
DB2 → Clipper reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DB2 | in Clipper |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INTEGER | 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 | CLOB | Memo |
| Date | DATE | Date |
| Datetime | TIMESTAMP | (none) |
| Binary | BLOB | (none) |
| Boolean | SMALLINT | Logical |
| JSON | CLOB | (none) |
Dialect differences
Both DB2 and Clipper are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in DB2 | in Clipper |
|---|---|---|
| port | 50000 | (file-based) |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | — |
| row limit | FETCH FIRST n ROWS | (driver dependent) |
| dates | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP | Date (D) |
| long text | CLOB | Memo (M) |
| binary | BLOB | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
No counterpart
- DB2 values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in Clipper.
- DB2 values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in Clipper.
- DB2 values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in Clipper.
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