Want to migrate from Oracle to Clipper?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Oracle to Clipper converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate Oracle to Clipper, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create Clipper tables with auto mapping data types. Create Clipper indexes.
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Migrate from Oracle to Clipper
Login to Oracle -> Login to Clipper -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from Oracle to Clipper
Choose source Oracle database and logon.
Choose target Clipper database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source Oracle.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select Clipper tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from Oracle to Clipper.
Create Clipper tables. Copy Oracle data to Clipper. Create Clipper indexes.
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Oracle → Clipper reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Oracle | in Clipper |
|---|---|---|
| Int | NUMBER(10) | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | NUMBER(19) | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | NUMBER(p,s) | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | BINARY_DOUBLE | Float |
| Text | VARCHAR2(n) | Character(n) |
| Long text | CLOB | Memo |
| Date | DATE | Date |
| Datetime | TIMESTAMP | (none) |
| Binary | BLOB | (none) |
| Boolean | NUMBER(1) | Logical |
| JSON | CLOB | (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.
| Property | in Oracle | in Clipper |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1521 | (file-based) |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | — |
| row limit | FETCH FIRST n ROWS ONLY | (driver dependent) |
| dates | DATE, TIMESTAMP | Date (D) |
| long text | CLOB, NCLOB | Memo (M) |
| binary | BLOB, BFILE | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Oracle | exp / 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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