Want to transfer data from DBF query results to SQLite table?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a DBF to SQLite converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy DBF query to SQLite, 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 DBF query To SQLite table
Login to DBF and SQLite -> Enter source DBF query -> Set target SQLite table -> Copy DBF query data to SQLite table
Choose source DBF database and logon.
Choose target SQLite database and logon.
Click “Convert From Query” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Set a DBF query.
2. Select a destination SQLite table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Transfer data from DBF query result to SQLite table.
More about DBF to SQLite 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 SQLite
- Merge multiple similar DBF tables to 1 SQLite table
- Batch copy DBF tables to SQLite
DBF → SQLite reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DBF | 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 DBF and SQLite are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in DBF | 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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