Want to convert data from Clipper to Percona?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Clipper to Percona converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Convert Clipper to Percona, 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.
Convert data from Clipper to Percona
Login to Clipper and Percona -> Select source Clipper tables -> Set target Percona tables -> Convert Clipper to Percona
Choose source Clipper database and logon.
Choose target Percona database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source Clipper.
2. List target Percona tables.
3. Select Percona tables to import.
4. Convert data from Clipper to Percona.
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See also:
Clipper → Percona reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Clipper | in Percona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Percona are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Clipper | in Percona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Percona | mysqldump |
| Percona (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
No counterpart
- Percona has no equivalent for Date and time – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- Percona has no equivalent for Binary – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- Percona has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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