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Schedule and automate DB2 to xBase data task
1. Select and run a task from follow list:
- Merge multiple similar DB2 tables to 1 xBase table
- Batch copy DB2 tables to xBase
- Copy DB2 query results to xBase table
- Copy DB2 table data to xBase
- Migrate DB2 to xBase
- Sync data from DB2 to xBase
- Convert DB2 To xBase
2. Save session and create .bat file.
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DB2 → xBase reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DB2 | in xBase |
|---|---|---|
| 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 xBase are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in DB2 | in xBase |
|---|---|---|
| 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 xBase.
- DB2 values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in xBase.
- DB2 values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in xBase.
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