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Copy SQL Server table data to DBF

Want to transfer data from SQL Server table to DBF?

Try Withdata DBCopier, a SQL Server to DBF converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy SQL Server data to DBF, Easy and Fast.

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Transfer data from SQL Server table To DBF table

Login to SQL Server and DBF -> Choose source SQL Server table -> Set target DBF table -> Copy SQL Server data to DBF

Choose source SQL Server database and logon.

Choose target DBF database and logon.

Click “Convert From Table” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

1. Open a source SQL Server table.

2. Select a destination DBF table and config fields.

3. Preview data.

4. Import SQL Server data to DBF.


More about SQL Server to DBF converter

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SQL Server → DBF reference

Type mapping

Value kindin SQL Serverin DBF
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 DBF are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.

Propertyin SQL Serverin DBF
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 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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