Want to batch copy data from SQL Server tables to DBF?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a SQL Server to DBF converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Bulk copy SQL Server 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.
Batch copy data from SQL Server tables to DBF tables
Login to SQL Server and DBF -> Select source SQL Server tables -> Set target DBF tables -> Copy SQL Server data to DBF
Choose source SQL Server database and logon.
Choose target DBF database and logon.
Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source SQL Server tables.
2. List target DBF tables.
3. Select DBF tables to import.
4. Transfer data from SQL Server tables to DBF.
More about SQL Server to DBF converter
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See also:
- Copy SQL Server table data to DBF
- Copy SQL Server query results to DBF table
- Merge multiple similar SQL Server tables to 1 DBF table
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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