Want to sync data from Oracle to Clipper?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Oracle to Clipper converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Synchronize Oracle to Clipper, 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.
Synchronize data from Oracle to Clipper
Login to Oracle and target Clipper -> Select source Oracle tables -> Set target Clipper tables -> Sync Oracle data 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. Select source Oracle tables to sync.
2. List target Clipper tables.
Set “Import Type” to “Replace”, it will do a full synchronization.
Or set “Import Type” to “Upsert”, it will do a upsert synchronization.
3. Select Clipper tables to sync.
4. Sync Oracle data to Clipper.
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See also:
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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