Want to migrate from Oracle to dBase?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Oracle to dBase converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate Oracle to dBase, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create dBase tables with auto mapping data types. Create dBase indexes.
Migrate from Oracle to dBase
Login to Oracle -> Login to dBase -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from Oracle to dBase
Choose source Oracle database and logon.

Choose target dBase 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 dBase tables to migrate.

4. Migrate from Oracle to dBase.
Create dBase tables. Copy Oracle data to dBase. Create dBase indexes.

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See also:
Oracle → dBase reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Oracle | in dBase |
|---|---|---|
| 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 dBase are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Oracle | in dBase |
|---|---|---|
| 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 dBase.
- Oracle values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in dBase.
- Oracle values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in dBase.
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