Want to migrate from MySQL to Clipper?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a MySQL to Clipper converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate MySQL to Clipper, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create Clipper tables with auto mapping data types. Create Clipper indexes.
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Migrate from MySQL to Clipper
Login to MySQL -> Login to Clipper -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from MySQL to Clipper
Choose source MySQL database and logon.
Choose target Clipper database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source MySQL.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select Clipper tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from MySQL to Clipper.
Create Clipper tables. Copy MySQL data to Clipper. Create Clipper indexes.
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MySQL → Clipper reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in MySQL | in Clipper |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | BIGINT | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | DOUBLE | Float |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | Character(n) |
| Long text | LONGTEXT | Memo |
| Date | DATE | Date |
| Datetime | DATETIME | (none) |
| Binary | LONGBLOB | (none) |
| Boolean | TINYINT(1) | Logical |
| JSON | JSON | (none) |
Dialect differences
Both MySQL and Clipper are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in MySQL | in Clipper |
|---|---|---|
| port | 3306 | (file-based) |
| identifiers | `backtick` | — |
| row limit | LIMIT n | (driver dependent) |
| dates | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME | Date (D) |
| long text | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT | Memo (M) |
| binary | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
No counterpart
- MySQL values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in Clipper.
- MySQL values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in Clipper.
- MySQL values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in Clipper.
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