Want to migrate from DB2 to dBase?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a DB2 to dBase converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate DB2 to dBase, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create dBase tables with auto mapping data types. Create dBase indexes.
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Migrate from DB2 to dBase
Login to DB2 -> Login to dBase -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from DB2 to dBase
Choose source DB2 database and logon.
Choose target dBase 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 dBase tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from DB2 to dBase.
Create dBase tables. Copy DB2 data to dBase. Create dBase indexes.
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DB2 → dBase reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DB2 | in dBase |
|---|---|---|
| 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 dBase are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in DB2 | in dBase |
|---|---|---|
| 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 dBase.
- DB2 values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in dBase.
- DB2 values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in dBase.
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