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Schedule and automate SQL Server to DB2 data task
1. Select and run a task from follow list:
- Merge multiple similar SQL Server tables to 1 DB2 table
- Batch copy SQL Server tables to DB2
- Copy SQL Server query results to DB2 table
- Copy SQL Server table data to DB2
- Migrate SQL Server to DB2
- Sync data from SQL Server to DB2
- Convert SQL Server To DB2
2. Save session and create .bat file.
More about Withdata DBCopier – the tool to copy SQL Server data to DB2
SQL Server → DB2 reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL Server | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| Int | int | INTEGER |
| Bigint | bigint | BIGINT |
| Decimal | decimal(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | float | DOUBLE |
| Text | nvarchar(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | nvarchar(max) | CLOB |
| Date | date | DATE |
| Datetime | datetime2 | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | varbinary(max) | BLOB |
| Boolean | bit | SMALLINT |
Dialect differences
Both SQL Server and DB2 are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in SQL Server | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1433 | 50000 |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | "double quotes" |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | FETCH FIRST n ROWS |
| dates | datetime, datetime2, date, time | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP |
| long text | nvarchar(max) | CLOB |
| binary | varbinary(max) | BLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
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