Want to batch copy data from DB2 tables to xBase?
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- 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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Batch copy data from DB2 tables to xBase tables
Login to DB2 and xBase -> Select source DB2 tables -> Set target xBase tables -> Copy DB2 data to xBase
Choose source DB2 database and logon.
Choose target xBase database and logon.
Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source DB2 tables.
2. List target xBase tables.
3. Select xBase tables to import.
4. Transfer data from DB2 tables to xBase.
More about DB2 to xBase 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 table data to xBase
- Copy DB2 query results to xBase table
- Merge multiple similar DB2 tables to 1 xBase table
DB2 → xBase reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DB2 | in xBase |
|---|---|---|
| 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 xBase are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in DB2 | in xBase |
|---|---|---|
| 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 xBase.
- DB2 values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in xBase.
- DB2 values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in xBase.
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