Want to transfer data from multiple similar DB2 tables to 1 DBF table?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a DB2 to DBF converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy DB2 data to DBF, 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.
Transfer data from multiple similar DB2 tables to a single DBF table
Login to DB2 and DBF -> Select source DB2 tables -> Set the target DBF table -> Copy DB2 data to DBF
Choose source DB2 database and logon.
Choose target DBF database and logon.
Click “Convert Similar Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select similar DB2 tables.
2. Select a destination DBF table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import data from multiple similar DB2 tables to a single DBF table.
More about DB2 to DBF converter
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See also:
DB2 → DBF reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DB2 | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 DBF are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in DB2 | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 DBF.
- DB2 values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in DBF.
- DB2 values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in DBF.
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