Want to migrate from DB2 to xBase?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a DB2 to xBase converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate DB2 to xBase, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create xBase tables with auto mapping data types. Create xBase indexes.
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Migrate from DB2 to xBase
Login to DB2 -> Login to xBase -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from DB2 to xBase
Choose source DB2 database and logon.
Choose target xBase database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source DB2.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select xBase tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from DB2 to xBase.
Create xBase tables. Copy DB2 data to xBase. Create xBase indexes.
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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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