Want to transfer data from dBase table to Oracle ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a dBase to Oracle converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy dBase data to Oracle, 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 dBase table To Oracle table
Login to dBase and Oracle -> Choose source dBase table -> Set target Oracle table -> Copy dBase data to Oracle
Choose source dBase database and logon.
Choose target Oracle database and logon.
Click “Convert From Table” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a source dBase table.
2. Select a destination Oracle table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import dBase data to Oracle.
More about dBase to Oracle 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 Oracle table
- Merge multiple similar dBase tables to 1 Oracle table
- Batch copy dBase tables to Oracle
dBase → Oracle reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in dBase | in Oracle |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | NUMBER(10) |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | NUMBER(19) |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | NUMBER(p,s) |
| Float | Float | BINARY_DOUBLE |
| Text | Character(n) | VARCHAR2(n) |
| Long text | Memo | CLOB |
| Date | Date | DATE |
| Datetime | (none) | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | (none) | BLOB |
| Boolean | Logical | NUMBER(1) |
| JSON | (none) | CLOB |
Dialect differences
Both dBase and Oracle are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in dBase | in Oracle |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 1521 |
| identifiers | — | "double quotes" |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | FETCH FIRST n ROWS ONLY |
| dates | Date (D) | DATE, TIMESTAMP |
| long text | Memo (M) | CLOB, NCLOB |
| binary | — | BLOB, BFILE |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Oracle | exp / expdp |
| Oracle (load) | sqlldr (SQL*Loader) |
No counterpart
- Oracle has no equivalent for Date and time - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- Oracle has no equivalent for Binary - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- Oracle has no equivalent for JSON - it has to be flattened or dropped.
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