Want to transfer data from multiple similar DBF tables to 1 PostgreSQL table?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a DBF to PostgreSQL converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy DBF data to PostgreSQL, 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 multiple similar DBF tables to a single PostgreSQL table
Login to DBF and PostgreSQL -> Select source DBF tables -> Set the target PostgreSQL table -> Copy DBF data to PostgreSQL
Choose source DBF database and logon.
Choose target PostgreSQL database and logon.
Click “Convert Similar Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select similar DBF tables.
2. Select a destination PostgreSQL table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import data from multiple similar DBF tables to a single PostgreSQL table.
More about DBF to PostgreSQL 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 DBF table data to PostgreSQL
- Copy DBF query results to PostgreSQL table
- Batch copy DBF tables to PostgreSQL
DBF → PostgreSQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DBF | in PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | integer |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | bigint |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | numeric(p,s) |
| Float | Float | double precision |
| Text | Character(n) | varchar(n) |
| Long text | Memo | text |
| Date | Date | date |
| Datetime | (none) | timestamp |
| Binary | (none) | bytea |
| Boolean | Logical | boolean |
| JSON | (none) | jsonb |
Dialect differences
Both DBF and PostgreSQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in DBF | in PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 5432 |
| identifiers | — | "double quotes" |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date (D) | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time |
| long text | Memo (M) | TEXT |
| binary | — | BYTEA |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
No counterpart
- PostgreSQL has no equivalent for Date and time - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- PostgreSQL has no equivalent for Binary - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- PostgreSQL has no equivalent for JSON - it has to be flattened or dropped.
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