Want to migrate from MySQL to dBase?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a MySQL to dBase converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate MySQL to dBase, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create dBase tables with auto mapping data types. Create dBase indexes.
Migrate from MySQL to dBase
Login to MySQL -> Login to dBase -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from MySQL to dBase
Choose source MySQL database and logon.
Choose target dBase 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 dBase tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from MySQL to dBase.
Create dBase tables. Copy MySQL data to dBase. Create dBase indexes.
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See also:
MySQL → dBase reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in MySQL | in dBase |
|---|---|---|
| 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 dBase are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in MySQL | in dBase |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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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