Want to export data from multiple similar DBF tables to one SQL file?
Try Withdata DBToFile, a DBF to SQL converter for Windows, Linux, and macOS, Export DBF data to SQL, 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.
Export multiple similar DBF tables to a single SQL file
Login to DBF -> Select DBF tables -> Set SQL file options -> Export DBF to SQL
Choose DBF and logon.
Click “Export Similar Tables” at task dialog.
Select SQL file type.
1. Select similar DBF tables.
2. Set SQL file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export multiple similar DBF tables to a single SQL file.
After exporting, you can view output SQL file.
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See also:
DBF → SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DBF | in SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | INT |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Float | DOUBLE PRECISION |
| Text | Character(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Memo | TEXT / CLOB |
| Date | Date | DATE |
| Datetime | (none) | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | (none) | BLOB / BYTEA |
| Boolean | Logical | BOOLEAN / SMALLINT |
| JSON | (none) | JSON / TEXT |
Dialect differences
DBF is a database server and SQL is a file format, so the gap is wider than a dialect difference – the rows below are where values and structure stop lining up.
| Property | in DBF | in SQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | — |
| identifiers | — | Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale... |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | — |
| dates | Date (D) | Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ... |
| long text | Memo (M) | — |
| binary | — | Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode() |
| separator | — | Statement terminators (;) |
| encoding | — | No declaration |
| typing | — | Types belong to the target database, and they differ betwee... |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Statements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rows |
| ceiling | — | No formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i... |
No counterpart
- SQL has no equivalent for Date and time – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- SQL has no equivalent for Binary – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- SQL has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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