Want to transfer data from DB2 table to Azure?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a DB2 to Azure converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy DB2 data to Azure, 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.
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Transfer data from DB2 table To Azure table
Login to DB2 and Azure -> Choose source DB2 table -> Set target Azure table -> Copy DB2 data to Azure
Choose source DB2 database and logon.
Choose target Azure database and logon.
Click “Convert From Table” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a source DB2 table.
2. Select a destination Azure table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import DB2 data to Azure.
More about DB2 to Azure 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 DB2 query results to Azure table
- Merge multiple similar DB2 tables to 1 Azure table
- Batch copy DB2 tables to Azure
DB2 → Azure SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DB2 | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INTEGER | int |
| Bigint | BIGINT | bigint |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | decimal(p,s) |
| Float | DOUBLE | float |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | nvarchar(n) |
| Long text | CLOB | nvarchar(max) |
| Date | DATE | date |
| Datetime | TIMESTAMP | datetime2 |
| Binary | BLOB | varbinary(max) |
| Boolean | SMALLINT | bit |
Dialect differences
Both DB2 and Azure SQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in DB2 | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | 50000 | 1433 |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | [square brackets] |
| row limit | FETCH FIRST n ROWS | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP | datetime2, date, time |
| long text | CLOB | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | BLOB | varbinary(max) |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| Azure SQL | bcp |
| Azure SQL (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
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