Want to transfer data from multiple similar FoxBase tables to 1 DB2 table?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a FoxBase to DB2 converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy FoxBase data to DB2, 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.
Transfer data from multiple similar FoxBase tables to a single DB2 table
Login to FoxBase and DB2 -> Select source FoxBase tables -> Set the target DB2 table -> Copy FoxBase data to DB2
Choose source FoxBase database and logon.
Choose target DB2 database and logon.
Click “Convert Similar Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select similar FoxBase tables.
2. Select a destination DB2 table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import data from multiple similar FoxBase tables to a single DB2 table.
More about FoxBase to DB2 converter
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See also:
- Copy FoxBase table data to DB2
- Copy FoxBase query results to DB2 table
- Batch copy FoxBase tables to DB2
FoxBase → DB2 reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in FoxBase | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | INTEGER |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Float | DOUBLE |
| Text | Character(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Memo | CLOB |
| Date | Date | DATE |
| Datetime | (none) | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | (none) | BLOB |
| Boolean | Logical | SMALLINT |
| JSON | (none) | CLOB |
Dialect differences
Both FoxBase and DB2 are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in FoxBase | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 50000 |
| identifiers | — | "double quotes" |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | FETCH FIRST n ROWS |
| dates | Date (D) | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP |
| long text | Memo (M) | CLOB |
| binary | — | BLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
No counterpart
- DB2 has no equivalent for Date and time – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- DB2 has no equivalent for Binary – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- DB2 has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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