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Schedule and automate DB2 to SQL Server data task
1. Select and run a task from follow list:
- Merge multiple similar DB2 tables to 1 SQL Server table
- Batch copy DB2 tables to SQL Server
- Copy DB2 query results to SQL Server table
- Copy DB2 table data to SQL Server
- Migrate DB2 to SQL Server
- Sync data from DB2 to SQL Server
- Convert DB2 To SQL Server
2. Save session and create .bat file.
More about Withdata DBCopier – the tool to copy DB2 data to SQL Server
DB2 → SQL Server reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DB2 | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| 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 SQL Server are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in DB2 | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| port | 50000 | 1433 |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | [square brackets] |
| row limit | FETCH FIRST n ROWS | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP | datetime, datetime2, date, time |
| long text | CLOB | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | BLOB | varbinary(max) |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
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