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