Want to transfer data from multiple similar dBase tables to 1 Percona table?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a dBase to Percona converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy dBase data to Percona, 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.
Transfer data from multiple similar dBase tables to a single Percona table
Login to dBase and Percona -> Select source dBase tables -> Set the target Percona table -> Copy dBase data to Percona
Choose source dBase database and logon.
Choose target Percona database and logon.
Click “Convert Similar Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select similar dBase tables.
2. Select a destination Percona table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import data from multiple similar dBase tables to a single Percona table.
More about dBase to Percona converter
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See also:
- Copy dBase table data to Percona
- Copy dBase query results to Percona table
- Batch copy dBase tables to Percona
dBase → Percona reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in dBase | in Percona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Percona are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in dBase | in Percona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Percona | mysqldump |
| Percona (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
No counterpart
- Percona has no equivalent for Date and time – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- Percona has no equivalent for Binary – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- Percona has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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