Want to transfer data from DB2 table to DBF?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a DB2 to DBF converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy DB2 data to DBF, 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 DBF table
Login to DB2 and DBF -> Choose source DB2 table -> Set target DBF table -> Copy DB2 data to DBF
Choose source DB2 database and logon.
Choose target DBF database and logon.
Click “Convert From Table” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a source DB2 table.
2. Select a destination DBF table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import DB2 data to DBF.
More about DB2 to DBF 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 DBF table
- Merge multiple similar DB2 tables to 1 DBF table
- Batch copy DB2 tables to DBF
DB2 → DBF reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DB2 | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 DBF are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in DB2 | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 DBF.
- DB2 values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in DBF.
- DB2 values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in DBF.
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