Want to migrate from DBF to SQL Server ?
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- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create SQL Server tables with auto mapping data types. Create SQL Server indexes.
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Migrate from DBF to SQL Server
Login to DBF -> Login to SQL Server -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from DBF to SQL Server
Choose source DBF database and logon.
Choose target SQL Server database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source DBF.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select SQL Server tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from DBF to SQL Server.
Create SQL Server tables. Copy DBF data to SQL Server. Create SQL Server indexes.
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See also:
DBF → SQL Server reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DBF | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | int |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | bigint |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | decimal(p,s) |
| Float | Float | float |
| Text | Character(n) | nvarchar(n) |
| Long text | Memo | nvarchar(max) |
| Date | Date | date |
| Datetime | (none) | datetime2 |
| Binary | (none) | varbinary(max) |
| Boolean | Logical | bit |
| JSON | (none) | nvarchar(max) |
Dialect differences
Both DBF and SQL Server are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in DBF | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 1433 |
| identifiers | — | [square brackets] |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | Date (D) | datetime, datetime2, date, time |
| long text | Memo (M) | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | — | varbinary(max) |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
No counterpart
- SQL Server has no equivalent for Date and time - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- SQL Server has no equivalent for Binary - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- SQL Server has no equivalent for JSON - it has to be flattened or dropped.
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