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Batch copy Oracle tables to dBase

Want to batch copy data from Oracle tables to dBase?

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

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Batch copy data from Oracle tables to dBase tables

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

Choose source Oracle database and logon.

Choose target dBase database and logon.

Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

1. Select source Oracle tables.

2. List target dBase tables.

3. Select dBase tables to import.

4. Transfer data from Oracle tables to dBase.


More about Oracle to dBase converter

See also:

Oracle → dBase reference

Type mapping

Value kindin Oraclein dBase
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 dBase are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.

Propertyin Oraclein dBase
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 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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