Want to migrate from PostgreSQL to DBF?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a PostgreSQL to DBF converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate PostgreSQL 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 PostgreSQL to DBF
Login to PostgreSQL -> Login to DBF -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from PostgreSQL to DBF
Choose source PostgreSQL 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 PostgreSQL.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select DBF tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from PostgreSQL to DBF.
Create DBF tables. Copy PostgreSQL data to DBF. Create DBF indexes.
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See also:
PostgreSQL → DBF reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in PostgreSQL | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| Int | integer | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | bigint | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | numeric(p,s) | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | double precision | Float |
| Text | varchar(n) | Character(n) |
| Long text | text | Memo |
| Date | date | Date |
| Datetime | timestamp | (none) |
| Binary | bytea | (none) |
| Boolean | boolean | Logical |
| JSON | jsonb | (none) |
Dialect differences
Both PostgreSQL and DBF are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in PostgreSQL | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| port | 5432 | (file-based) |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | — |
| row limit | LIMIT n | (driver dependent) |
| dates | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time | Date (D) |
| long text | TEXT | Memo (M) |
| binary | BYTEA | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
No counterpart
- PostgreSQL values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in DBF.
- PostgreSQL values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in DBF.
- PostgreSQL values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in DBF.
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