Want to transfer data from multiple similar Clipper tables to 1 MariaDB table?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Clipper to MariaDB converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy Clipper data to MariaDB, 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.
Transfer data from multiple similar Clipper tables to a single MariaDB table
Login to Clipper and MariaDB -> Select source Clipper tables -> Set the target MariaDB table -> Copy Clipper data to MariaDB
Choose source Clipper database and logon.
Choose target MariaDB database and logon.
Click “Convert Similar Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select similar Clipper tables.
2. Select a destination MariaDB table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import data from multiple similar Clipper tables to a single MariaDB table.
More about Clipper to MariaDB converter
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See also:
- Copy Clipper table data to MariaDB
- Copy Clipper query results to MariaDB table
- Batch copy Clipper tables to MariaDB
Clipper → MariaDB reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Clipper | in MariaDB |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | INT |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Float | DOUBLE |
| Text | Character(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Memo | LONGTEXT |
| Date | Date | DATE |
| Datetime | (none) | DATETIME |
| Binary | (none) | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | Logical | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | (none) | JSON |
Dialect differences
Both Clipper and MariaDB are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Clipper | in MariaDB |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 3306 |
| identifiers | — | `backtick` |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date (D) | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | Memo (M) | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | — | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MariaDB | mariadb-dump |
| MariaDB (load) | mariadb-import, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
No counterpart
- MariaDB has no equivalent for Date and time – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- MariaDB has no equivalent for Binary – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- MariaDB has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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