Want to batch copy data from MySQL tables to DBF?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a MySQL to DBF converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Bulk copy MySQL to DBF, 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.
Batch copy data from MySQL tables to DBF tables
Login to MySQL and DBF -> Select source MySQL tables -> Set target DBF tables -> Copy MySQL data to DBF
Choose source MySQL database and logon.
Choose target DBF database and logon.
Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source MySQL tables.
2. List target DBF tables.
3. Select DBF tables to import.
4. Transfer data from MySQL tables to DBF.
More about MySQL to DBF converter
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See also:
- Copy MySQL table data to DBF
- Copy MySQL query results to DBF table
- Merge multiple similar MySQL tables to 1 DBF table
MySQL → DBF reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in MySQL | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 DBF are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in MySQL | in DBF |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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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