Want to batch transfer data from SQL Server to DBF?
Using DBCopier, a native GUI software, a SQL Server to DBF converter, you can batch transfer data from SQL Server to DBF (dBase, FoxBase, FoxPro) easily 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, macOS.
Batch transfer data from SQL Server to DBF (dBase, FoxBase, FoxPro)
Login to SQL Server and target DBF -> Select source SQL Server tables -> Set target DBF tables -> Transfer SQL Server data to DBF
Choose source SQL Server database and logon.
Choose target DBF database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source SQL Server .
2. List target DBF tables.
3. Select DBF tables to import.
4. Batch transfer data from SQL Server to DBF.
You can schedule and automate this “SQL Server to DBF” conversion task by:
1) Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file.
More about DBCopier – SQL Server to DBF sync tool
SQL Server → DBF reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL Server | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 DBF are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in SQL Server | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 DBF.
- SQL Server values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in DBF.
- SQL Server values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in DBF.
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