Want to transfer data from multiple similar SQL Server tables to 1 Redshift table?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a SQL Server to Redshift converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy SQL Server data to Redshift, Easy 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, and macOS.
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Transfer data from multiple similar SQL Server tables to a single Redshift table
Login to SQL Server and Redshift -> Select source SQL Server tables -> Set the target Redshift table -> Copy SQL Server data to Redshift
Choose source SQL Server database and logon.
Choose target Redshift database and logon.
Click “Convert Similar Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select similar SQL Server tables.
2. Select a destination Redshift table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import data from multiple similar SQL Server tables to a single Redshift table.
More about SQL Server to Redshift converter
Download Withdata DBCopier
Windows 64 bit
Windows 32 bit
Linux .deb (For Debian, Ubuntu) 64 bit
Linux .rpm (For Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE) 64 bit
MacOS 64 bit
See also:
- Copy SQL Server table data to Redshift
- Copy SQL Server query results to Redshift table
- Batch copy SQL Server tables to Redshift
SQL Server → Redshift reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL Server | in Redshift |
|---|---|---|
| Int | int | integer |
| Decimal | decimal(p,s) | numeric(p,s) |
| Float | float | double precision |
| Text | nvarchar(n) | varchar(n) |
| Long text | nvarchar(max) | varchar(max) |
| Datetime | datetime2 | timestamp |
| Binary | varbinary(max) | (none) |
| Boolean | bit | boolean |
| JSON | nvarchar(max) | super |
Dialect differences
Both SQL Server and Redshift are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in SQL Server | in Redshift |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1433 | 5439 |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | "double quotes" |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | LIMIT n |
| dates | datetime, datetime2, date, time | timestamp, date |
| long text | nvarchar(max) | VARCHAR(MAX) |
| binary | varbinary(max) | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| Redshift | UNLOAD to S3 |
| Redshift (load) | COPY from S3 |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
No counterpart
- SQL Server values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in Redshift.
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