Want to sync data from DB2 to MySQL ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a DB2 to MySQL converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Synchronize DB2 to MySQL, 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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Synchronize data from DB2 to MySQL
Login to DB2 and target MySQL -> Select source DB2 tables -> Set target MySQL tables -> Sync DB2 data to MySQL
Choose source DB2 database and logon.
Choose target MySQL database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source DB2 tables to sync.
2. List target MySQL tables.
Set “Import Type” to “Replace”, it will do a full synchronization.
Or set “Import Type” to “Upsert”, it will do a upsert synchronization.
3. Select MySQL tables to sync.
4. Sync DB2 data to MySQL.
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See also:
DB2 → MySQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DB2 | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INTEGER | INT |
| Long text | CLOB | LONGTEXT |
| Datetime | TIMESTAMP | DATETIME |
| Binary | BLOB | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | SMALLINT | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | CLOB | JSON |
Dialect differences
Both DB2 and MySQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in DB2 | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | 50000 | 3306 |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | `backtick` |
| row limit | FETCH FIRST n ROWS | LIMIT n |
| dates | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | CLOB | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | BLOB | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
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