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Convert dBase To MariaDB

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Try Withdata DBCopier, a dBase to MariaDB converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Convert dBase to MariaDB, Easy and Fast.

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Convert data from dBase to MariaDB

Login to dBase and MariaDB -> Select source dBase tables -> Set target MariaDB tables -> Convert dBase to MariaDB

Choose source dBase database and logon.

Choose target MariaDB database and logon.

Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

1. Open source dBase.

2. List target MariaDB tables.

3. Select MariaDB tables to import.

4. Convert data from dBase to MariaDB.


More about dBase to MariaDB converter

See also:

dBase → MariaDB reference

Type mapping

Value kindin dBasein MariaDB
IntNumeric(10,0)INT
BigintNumeric(19,0)BIGINT
DecimalNumeric(p,s)DECIMAL(p,s)
FloatFloatDOUBLE
TextCharacter(n)VARCHAR(n)
Long textMemoLONGTEXT
DateDateDATE
Datetime(none)DATETIME
Binary(none)LONGBLOB
BooleanLogicalTINYINT(1)
JSON(none)JSON

Dialect differences

Both dBase and MariaDB are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.

Propertyin dBasein MariaDB
port(file-based)3306
identifiers—`backtick`
row limit(driver dependent)LIMIT n
datesDate (D)DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME
long textMemo (M)TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT
binary—BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB

Command line

SideCommand
MariaDBmariadb-dump
MariaDB (load)mariadb-import, or LOAD DATA INFILE

No counterpart

  • MariaDB has no equivalent for Date and time - it has to be flattened or dropped.
  • MariaDB has no equivalent for Binary - it has to be flattened or dropped.
  • MariaDB has no equivalent for JSON - it has to be flattened or dropped.

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