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- 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.
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Batch copy data from Clipper tables to Redshift tables
Login to Clipper and Redshift -> Select source Clipper tables -> Set target Redshift tables -> Copy Clipper data to Redshift
Choose source Clipper database and logon.
Choose target Redshift database and logon.
Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source Clipper tables.
2. List target Redshift tables.
3. Select Redshift tables to import.
4. Transfer data from Clipper tables to Redshift.
More about Clipper to Redshift converter
Download Withdata DBCopier
Windows 64 bit
Windows 32 bit
Linux .deb (For Debian, Ubuntu) 64 bit
Linux .rpm (For Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE) 64 bit
MacOS 64 bit
See also:
- Copy Clipper table data to Redshift
- Copy Clipper query results to Redshift table
- Merge multiple similar Clipper tables to 1 Redshift table
Clipper → Redshift reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Clipper | in Redshift |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | integer |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | bigint |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | numeric(p,s) |
| Float | Float | double precision |
| Text | Character(n) | varchar(n) |
| Long text | Memo | varchar(max) |
| Date | Date | date |
| Datetime | (none) | timestamp |
| Boolean | Logical | boolean |
| JSON | (none) | super |
Dialect differences
Both Clipper and Redshift are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Clipper | in Redshift |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 5439 |
| identifiers | — | "double quotes" |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date (D) | timestamp, date |
| long text | Memo (M) | VARCHAR(MAX) |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Redshift | UNLOAD to S3 |
| Redshift (load) | COPY from S3 |
No counterpart
- Redshift has no equivalent for Date and time - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- Redshift has no equivalent for JSON - it has to be flattened or dropped.
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