Want to export data from dBase query to SQL file?
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- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Export data from dBase query to SQL file
Login to dBase -> Enter dBase query -> Set SQL file options -> Export dBase query to SQL
Choose dBase and logon.
Click “Export From Query” at task dialog.
Select SQL file type.
1. Enter dBase query.
2. Set SQL file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export dBase query results to SQL file.
After exporting, you can view output SQL files.
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See also:
- Export dBase table to SQL
- Export multiple similar dBase tables to one SQL file
- Batch export dBase tables to SQL files
dBase → SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in dBase | in SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | INT |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Float | DOUBLE PRECISION |
| Text | Character(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Memo | TEXT / CLOB |
| Date | Date | DATE |
| Datetime | (none) | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | (none) | BLOB / BYTEA |
| Boolean | Logical | BOOLEAN / SMALLINT |
| JSON | (none) | JSON / TEXT |
Dialect differences
dBase is a database server and SQL is a file format, so the gap is wider than a dialect difference – the rows below are where values and structure stop lining up.
| Property | in dBase | in SQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | — |
| identifiers | — | Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale... |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | — |
| dates | Date (D) | Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ... |
| long text | Memo (M) | — |
| binary | — | Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode() |
| separator | — | Statement terminators (;) |
| encoding | — | No declaration |
| typing | — | Types belong to the target database, and they differ betwee... |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Statements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rows |
| ceiling | — | No formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i... |
No counterpart
- SQL has no equivalent for Date and time – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- SQL has no equivalent for Binary – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- SQL has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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