Want to sync data from Azure to DBF?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Azure to DBF converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Synchronize Azure 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.
Synchronize data from Azure to DBF
Login to Azure and target DBF -> Select source Azure tables -> Set target DBF tables -> Sync Azure data to DBF
Choose source Azure database and logon.
Choose target DBF database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source Azure tables to sync.
2. List target DBF tables.
Set “Import Type” to “Replace”, it will do a full synchronization.
Or set “Import Type” to “Upsert”, it will do a upsert synchronization.
3. Select DBF tables to sync.
4. Sync Azure data to DBF.
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See also:
Azure SQL → DBF reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Azure SQL | 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 Azure SQL and DBF are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Azure SQL | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1433 | (file-based) |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | — |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | (driver dependent) |
| dates | datetime2, date, time | Date (D) |
| long text | nvarchar(max) | Memo (M) |
| binary | varbinary(max) | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Azure SQL | bcp |
| Azure SQL (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
No counterpart
- Azure SQL values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in DBF.
- Azure SQL values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in DBF.
- Azure SQL values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in DBF.
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