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Copy MySQL table data to dBase

Want to transfer data from MySQL table to dBase?

Try Withdata DBCopier, a MySQL to dBase converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy MySQL data to dBase, Easy and Fast.

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MacOS 64 bit

Transfer data from MySQL table To dBase table

Login to MySQL and dBase -> Choose source MySQL table -> Set target dBase table -> Copy MySQL data to dBase

Choose source MySQL database and logon.

Choose target dBase database and logon.

Click “Convert From Table” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

1. Open a source MySQL table.

2. Select a destination dBase table and config fields.

3. Preview data.

4. Import MySQL data to dBase.


More about MySQL to dBase converter

See also:

MySQL → dBase reference

Type mapping

Value kindin MySQLin dBase
IntINTNumeric(10,0)
BigintBIGINTNumeric(19,0)
DecimalDECIMAL(p,s)Numeric(p,s)
FloatDOUBLEFloat
TextVARCHAR(n)Character(n)
Long textLONGTEXTMemo
DateDATEDate
DatetimeDATETIME(none)
BinaryLONGBLOB(none)
BooleanTINYINT(1)Logical
JSONJSON(none)

Dialect differences

Both MySQL and dBase are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.

Propertyin MySQLin dBase
port3306(file-based)
identifiers`backtick`—
row limitLIMIT n(driver dependent)
datesDATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIMEDate (D)
long textTINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXTMemo (M)
binaryBLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB—

Command line

SideCommand
MySQLmysqldump, 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 dBase.
  • MySQL values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in dBase.
  • MySQL values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in dBase.

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