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- 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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Convert data from dBase to SQLite
Login to dBase and SQLite -> Select source dBase tables -> Set target SQLite tables -> Convert dBase to SQLite
Choose source dBase database and logon.
Choose target SQLite database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source dBase.
2. List target SQLite tables.
3. Select SQLite tables to import.
4. Convert data from dBase to SQLite.
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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:
dBase → SQLite reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in dBase | in SQLite |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | INTEGER |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | INTEGER |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | NUMERIC |
| Float | Float | REAL |
| Text | Character(n) | TEXT |
| Long text | Memo | TEXT |
| Date | Date | TEXT |
| Datetime | (none) | TEXT |
| Binary | (none) | BLOB |
| Boolean | Logical | INTEGER |
Dialect differences
Both dBase and SQLite are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in dBase | in SQLite |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | — | "double quotes" or [brackets] |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date (D) | TEXT (no date type) |
| long text | Memo (M) | TEXT |
| binary | — | BLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQLite | sqlite3 .dump |
| SQLite (load) | .import (sqlite3) |
No counterpart
- SQLite has no equivalent for Date and time - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- SQLite has no equivalent for Binary - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- SQLite has no equivalent for JSON - it has to be flattened or dropped.
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