Want to migrate from SQLite to DBF?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a SQLite to DBF converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate SQLite 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 SQLite to DBF
Login to SQLite -> Login to DBF -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from SQLite to DBF
Choose source SQLite 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 SQLite.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select DBF tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from SQLite to DBF.
Create DBF tables. Copy SQLite data to DBF. Create DBF indexes.
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See also:
SQLite → DBF reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQLite | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INTEGER | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | INTEGER | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | NUMERIC | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | REAL | Float |
| Text | TEXT | Character(n) |
| Long text | TEXT | Memo |
| Date | TEXT | Date |
| Datetime | TEXT | (none) |
| Binary | BLOB | (none) |
| Boolean | INTEGER | Logical |
Dialect differences
Both SQLite and DBF are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in SQLite | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | "double quotes" or [brackets] | — |
| row limit | LIMIT n | (driver dependent) |
| dates | TEXT (no date type) | Date (D) |
| long text | TEXT | Memo (M) |
| binary | BLOB | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQLite | sqlite3 .dump |
| SQLite (load) | .import (sqlite3) |
No counterpart
- SQLite values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in DBF.
- SQLite values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in DBF.
- SQLite values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in DBF.
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