Want to transfer data from DB2 table to Clipper?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a DB2 to Clipper converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy DB2 data to Clipper, 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 Clipper table
Login to DB2 and Clipper -> Choose source DB2 table -> Set target Clipper table -> Copy DB2 data to Clipper
Choose source DB2 database and logon.
Choose target Clipper database and logon.
Click “Convert From Table” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a source DB2 table.
2. Select a destination Clipper table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import DB2 data to Clipper.
More about DB2 to Clipper 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 Clipper table
- Merge multiple similar DB2 tables to 1 Clipper table
- Batch copy DB2 tables to Clipper
DB2 → Clipper reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DB2 | in Clipper |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INTEGER | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | BIGINT | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | DOUBLE | Float |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | Character(n) |
| Long text | CLOB | Memo |
| Date | DATE | Date |
| Datetime | TIMESTAMP | (none) |
| Binary | BLOB | (none) |
| Boolean | SMALLINT | Logical |
| JSON | CLOB | (none) |
Dialect differences
Both DB2 and Clipper are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in DB2 | in Clipper |
|---|---|---|
| port | 50000 | (file-based) |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | — |
| row limit | FETCH FIRST n ROWS | (driver dependent) |
| dates | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP | Date (D) |
| long text | CLOB | Memo (M) |
| binary | BLOB | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
No counterpart
- DB2 values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in Clipper.
- DB2 values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in Clipper.
- DB2 values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in Clipper.
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