Want to transfer data from multiple similar dBase tables to 1 MySQL table?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a dBase to MySQL converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy dBase data to MySQL, Easy and Fast.
- 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 multiple similar dBase tables to a single MySQL table
Login to dBase and MySQL -> Select source dBase tables -> Set the target MySQL table -> Copy dBase data to MySQL
Choose source dBase database and logon.
Choose target MySQL database and logon.
Click “Convert Similar Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select similar dBase tables.
2. Select a destination MySQL table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import data from multiple similar dBase tables to a single MySQL table.
More about dBase to MySQL 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 table data to MySQL
- Copy dBase query results to MySQL table
- Batch copy dBase tables to MySQL
dBase → MySQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in dBase | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | INT |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Float | DOUBLE |
| Text | Character(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Memo | LONGTEXT |
| Date | Date | DATE |
| Datetime | (none) | DATETIME |
| Binary | (none) | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | Logical | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | (none) | JSON |
Dialect differences
Both dBase and MySQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in dBase | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 3306 |
| identifiers | — | `backtick` |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date (D) | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | Memo (M) | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | — | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
No counterpart
- MySQL has no equivalent for Date and time - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- MySQL has no equivalent for Binary - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- MySQL has no equivalent for JSON - it has to be flattened or dropped.
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