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1. Select and run a task from follow list:
- Merge multiple similar Percona tables to 1 Azure table
- Batch copy Percona tables to Azure
- Copy Percona query results to Azure table
- Copy Percona table data to Azure
- Migrate Percona to Azure
- Sync data from Percona to Azure
- Convert Percona To Azure
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Percona → Azure SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Percona | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | int |
| Bigint | BIGINT | bigint |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | decimal(p,s) |
| Float | DOUBLE | float |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | nvarchar(n) |
| Long text | LONGTEXT | nvarchar(max) |
| Date | DATE | date |
| Datetime | DATETIME | datetime2 |
| Binary | LONGBLOB | varbinary(max) |
| Boolean | TINYINT(1) | bit |
| JSON | JSON | nvarchar(max) |
Dialect differences
Both Percona and Azure SQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Percona | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | 3306 | 1433 |
| identifiers | `backtick` | [square brackets] |
| row limit | LIMIT n | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME | datetime2, date, time |
| long text | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB | varbinary(max) |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Percona | mysqldump |
| Azure SQL | bcp |
| Azure SQL (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
| Percona (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
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