Want to transfer data from dBase table to Azure?
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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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Transfer data from dBase table To Azure table
Login to dBase and Azure -> Choose source dBase table -> Set target Azure table -> Copy dBase data to Azure
Choose source dBase database and logon.
Choose target Azure database and logon.
Click “Convert From Table” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a source dBase table.
2. Select a destination Azure table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import dBase data to Azure.
More about dBase to Azure 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 dBase query results to Azure table
- Merge multiple similar dBase tables to 1 Azure table
- Batch copy dBase tables to Azure
dBase → Azure SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in dBase | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | int |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | bigint |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | decimal(p,s) |
| Float | Float | float |
| Text | Character(n) | nvarchar(n) |
| Long text | Memo | nvarchar(max) |
| Date | Date | date |
| Datetime | (none) | datetime2 |
| Binary | (none) | varbinary(max) |
| Boolean | Logical | bit |
| JSON | (none) | nvarchar(max) |
Dialect differences
Both dBase and Azure SQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in dBase | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 1433 |
| identifiers | — | [square brackets] |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | Date (D) | datetime2, date, time |
| long text | Memo (M) | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | — | varbinary(max) |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Azure SQL | bcp |
| Azure SQL (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
No counterpart
- Azure SQL has no equivalent for Date and time - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- Azure SQL has no equivalent for Binary - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- Azure SQL has no equivalent for JSON - it has to be flattened or dropped.
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