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Batch copy SQL Server tables to Clipper

Want to batch copy data from SQL Server tables to Clipper?

Try Withdata DBCopier, a SQL Server to Clipper converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Bulk copy SQL Server to Clipper, Easy and Fast.

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Batch copy data from SQL Server tables to Clipper tables

Login to SQL Server and Clipper -> Select source SQL Server tables -> Set target Clipper tables -> Copy SQL Server data to Clipper

Choose source SQL Server database and logon.

Choose target Clipper database and logon.

Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

1. Select source SQL Server tables.

2. List target Clipper tables.

3. Select Clipper tables to import.

4. Transfer data from SQL Server tables to Clipper.


More about SQL Server to Clipper converter

See also:

SQL Server → Clipper reference

Type mapping

Value kindin SQL Serverin Clipper
IntintNumeric(10,0)
BigintbigintNumeric(19,0)
Decimaldecimal(p,s)Numeric(p,s)
FloatfloatFloat
Textnvarchar(n)Character(n)
Long textnvarchar(max)Memo
DatedateDate
Datetimedatetime2(none)
Binaryvarbinary(max)(none)
BooleanbitLogical
JSONnvarchar(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.

Propertyin SQL Serverin Clipper
port1433(file-based)
identifiers[square brackets]—
row limitSELECT TOP n(driver dependent)
datesdatetime, datetime2, date, timeDate (D)
long textnvarchar(max)Memo (M)
binaryvarbinary(max)—

Command line

SideCommand
SQL Serverbcp
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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