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Here you can download and install DB Copier.
Schedule and automate DB2 to PostgreSQL data task
1. Select and run a task from follow list:
- Merge multiple similar DB2 tables to 1 PostgreSQL table
- Batch copy DB2 tables to PostgreSQL
- Copy DB2 query results to PostgreSQL table
- Copy DB2 table data to PostgreSQL
- Migrate DB2 to PostgreSQL
- Sync data from DB2 to PostgreSQL
- Convert DB2 To PostgreSQL
2. Save session and create .bat file.
More about Withdata DBCopier – the tool to copy DB2 data to PostgreSQL
DB2 → PostgreSQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DB2 | in PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INTEGER | integer |
| Bigint | BIGINT | bigint |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | numeric(p,s) |
| Float | DOUBLE | double precision |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | varchar(n) |
| Long text | CLOB | text |
| Date | DATE | date |
| Datetime | TIMESTAMP | timestamp |
| Binary | BLOB | bytea |
| Boolean | SMALLINT | boolean |
| JSON | CLOB | jsonb |
Dialect differences
Both DB2 and PostgreSQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in DB2 | in PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | 50000 | 5432 |
| row limit | FETCH FIRST n ROWS | LIMIT n |
| dates | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time |
| long text | CLOB | TEXT |
| binary | BLOB | BYTEA |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
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