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Convert MySQL To DBF

Want to convert data from MySQL to DBF?

Try Withdata DBCopier, a MySQL to DBF converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Convert MySQL to DBF, Easy and Fast.

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MacOS 64 bit

Convert data from MySQL to DBF

Login to MySQL and DBF -> Select source MySQL tables -> Set target DBF tables -> Convert MySQL to DBF

Choose source MySQL database and logon.

Choose target DBF database and logon.

Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

1. Open source MySQL.

2. List target DBF tables.

3. Select DBF tables to import.

4. Convert data from MySQL to DBF.


More about MySQL to DBF converter

See also:

MySQL → DBF reference

Type mapping

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

Propertyin MySQLin DBF
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 DBF.
  • MySQL values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in DBF.
  • MySQL values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in DBF.

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