Want to transfer data from Clipper query results to SQL Server table?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Clipper to SQL Server converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy Clipper query to SQL Server, 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 Clipper query To SQL Server table
Login to Clipper and SQL Server -> Enter source Clipper query -> Set target SQL Server table -> Copy Clipper query data to SQL Server table
Choose source Clipper database and logon.
Choose target SQL Server database and logon.
Click “Convert From Query” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Set a Clipper query.
2. Select a destination SQL Server table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Transfer data from Clipper query result to SQL Server table.
More about Clipper to SQL Server converter
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See also:
- Copy Clipper table data to SQL Server
- Merge multiple similar Clipper tables to 1 SQL Server table
- Batch copy Clipper tables to SQL Server
Clipper → SQL Server reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Clipper | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | int |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | bigint |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | decimal(p,s) |
| Float | Float | float |
| Text | Character(n) | nvarchar(n) |
| Long text | Memo | nvarchar(max) |
| Date | Date | date |
| Datetime | (none) | datetime2 |
| Binary | (none) | varbinary(max) |
| Boolean | Logical | bit |
| JSON | (none) | nvarchar(max) |
Dialect differences
Both Clipper and SQL Server are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Clipper | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 1433 |
| identifiers | — | [square brackets] |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | Date (D) | datetime, datetime2, date, time |
| long text | Memo (M) | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | — | varbinary(max) |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
No counterpart
- SQL Server has no equivalent for Date and time – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- SQL Server has no equivalent for Binary – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- SQL Server has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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