Want to migrate from DB2 to Clipper?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a DB2 to Clipper converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate DB2 to Clipper, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create Clipper tables with auto mapping data types. Create Clipper indexes.
Migrate from DB2 to Clipper
Login to DB2 -> Login to Clipper -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from DB2 to Clipper
Choose source DB2 database and logon.
Choose target Clipper database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source DB2.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select Clipper tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from DB2 to Clipper.
Create Clipper tables. Copy DB2 data to Clipper. Create Clipper indexes.
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See also:
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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