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Import data from Excel file to DBF
Login to DBF -> Choose Excel file -> Set DBF table -> Import Excel to DBF
Choose DBF and logon.
Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” for “Excel to DBF”.
Select the “Excel” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Open an Excel file.
Here is the file’s content.
2. Select a DBF table and config fields.
3. Preview data will be in DBF table.
4. Import Excel data to DBF.
View imported data in DBF table
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EXCEL → DBF reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in EXCEL | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234 (a real numeric cell) | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 (exact only while the cell stays text) | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | 1234.56 (numeric cell, format controls the displayed decimals) | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | 1.234E+10 (numeric cell) | Float |
| Text | text cell; leading zeros survive only if the column is text | Character(n) |
| Long text | text cell; wraps inside the cell rather than the row | Memo |
| Date | a serial number plus a date cell format | Date |
| Datetime | a serial number plus a date-time cell format | (none) |
| Binary | not representable as data | (none) |
| Boolean | TRUE / FALSE (a real boolean cell) | Logical |
| JSON | a text cell; the quotes are part of the value | (none) |
Dialect differences
EXCEL is a file format and DBF is a database server, so the target has to be told the types the file never carried - the rows below are where the two sides diverge.
| Property | in EXCEL | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | (file-based) |
| identifiers | Not applicable; a cell holds exactly one value | — |
| row limit | — | (driver dependent) |
| dates | Stored as a serial number; only the cell format makes it lo... | Date (D) |
| long text | — | Memo (M) |
| binary | Only as text or an embedded object, not as a data column | — |
| separator | Cells, not delimiters | — |
| encoding | UTF-8 internally, declared in the package | — |
| typing | Real cell types: text, number, date, boolean, error | — |
| shape | Multiple sheets, each a flat grid | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | 1,048,576 rows x 16,384 columns per sheet; 255 sheets per w... | — |
No counterpart
- EXCEL values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in DBF.
- EXCEL values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in DBF.
- EXCEL values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in DBF.
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