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Batch copy Oracle tables to Clipper

Want to batch copy data from Oracle tables to Clipper?

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

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Batch copy data from Oracle tables to Clipper tables

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

Choose source Oracle database and logon.

Choose target Clipper database and logon.

Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

1. Select source Oracle tables.

2. List target Clipper tables.

3. Select Clipper tables to import.

4. Transfer data from Oracle tables to Clipper.


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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