Want to migrate from SQL Server to DBF?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a SQL Server to DBF converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate SQL Server to DBF, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create DBF tables with auto mapping data types. Create DBF indexes.
Migrate from SQL Server to DBF
Login to SQL Server -> Login to DBF -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from SQL Server to DBF
Choose source SQL Server database and logon.
Choose / create target DBF database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source SQL Server.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select DBF tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from SQL Server to DBF.
Create DBF tables. Copy SQL Server data to DBF. Create DBF indexes.
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See also:
SQL Server → DBF reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL Server | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| Int | int | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | bigint | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | decimal(p,s) | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | float | Float |
| Text | nvarchar(n) | Character(n) |
| Long text | nvarchar(max) | Memo |
| Date | date | Date |
| Datetime | datetime2 | (none) |
| Binary | varbinary(max) | (none) |
| Boolean | bit | Logical |
| JSON | nvarchar(max) | (none) |
Dialect differences
Both SQL Server and DBF are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in SQL Server | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1433 | (file-based) |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | — |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | (driver dependent) |
| dates | datetime, datetime2, date, time | Date (D) |
| long text | nvarchar(max) | Memo (M) |
| binary | varbinary(max) | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
No counterpart
- SQL Server values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in DBF.
- SQL Server values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in DBF.
- SQL Server values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in DBF.
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