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Merge multiple similar Oracle tables to 1 Clipper table

Want to transfer data from multiple similar Oracle tables to 1 Clipper table?

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

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Transfer data from multiple similar Oracle tables to a single Clipper table

Login to Oracle and Clipper -> Select source Oracle tables -> Set the target Clipper table -> Copy Oracle data to Clipper

Choose source Oracle database and logon.

Choose target Clipper database and logon.

Click “Convert Similar Tables” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

1. Select similar Oracle tables.

2. Select a destination Clipper table and config fields.

3. Preview data.

4. Import data from multiple similar Oracle tables to a single Clipper table.


More about Oracle to Clipper converter

See also:

Oracle → Clipper reference

Type mapping

Value kindin Oraclein Clipper
IntNUMBER(10)Numeric(10,0)
BigintNUMBER(19)Numeric(19,0)
DecimalNUMBER(p,s)Numeric(p,s)
FloatBINARY_DOUBLEFloat
TextVARCHAR2(n)Character(n)
Long textCLOBMemo
DateDATEDate
DatetimeTIMESTAMP(none)
BinaryBLOB(none)
BooleanNUMBER(1)Logical
JSONCLOB(none)

Dialect differences

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

Propertyin Oraclein Clipper
port1521(file-based)
identifiers"double quotes"—
row limitFETCH FIRST n ROWS ONLY(driver dependent)
datesDATE, TIMESTAMPDate (D)
long textCLOB, NCLOBMemo (M)
binaryBLOB, BFILE—

Command line

SideCommand
Oracleexp / expdp
Oracle (load)sqlldr (SQL*Loader)

No counterpart

  • Oracle values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in Clipper.
  • Oracle values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in Clipper.
  • Oracle values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in Clipper.

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