Want to migrate from MySQL to DBF?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a MySQL to DBF converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate MySQL 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 MySQL to DBF
Login to MySQL -> Login to DBF -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from MySQL to DBF
Choose source MySQL 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 MySQL.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select DBF tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from MySQL to DBF.
Create DBF tables. Copy MySQL data to DBF. Create DBF indexes.
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See also:
MySQL → DBF reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in MySQL | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | 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 | LONGTEXT | Memo |
| Date | DATE | Date |
| Datetime | DATETIME | (none) |
| Binary | LONGBLOB | (none) |
| Boolean | TINYINT(1) | Logical |
| JSON | JSON | (none) |
Dialect differences
Both MySQL and DBF are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in MySQL | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| port | 3306 | (file-based) |
| identifiers | `backtick` | — |
| row limit | LIMIT n | (driver dependent) |
| dates | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME | Date (D) |
| long text | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT | Memo (M) |
| binary | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
No counterpart
- MySQL values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in DBF.
- MySQL values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in DBF.
- MySQL values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in DBF.
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