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Batch copy PostgreSQL tables to Clipper

Want to batch copy data from PostgreSQL tables to Clipper?

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

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Batch copy data from PostgreSQL tables to Clipper tables

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

Choose source PostgreSQL database and logon.

Choose target Clipper database and logon.

Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

1. Select source PostgreSQL tables.

2. List target Clipper tables.

3. Select Clipper tables to import.

4. Transfer data from PostgreSQL tables to Clipper.


More about PostgreSQL to Clipper converter

See also:

PostgreSQL → Clipper reference

Type mapping

Value kindin PostgreSQLin Clipper
IntintegerNumeric(10,0)
BigintbigintNumeric(19,0)
Decimalnumeric(p,s)Numeric(p,s)
Floatdouble precisionFloat
Textvarchar(n)Character(n)
Long texttextMemo
DatedateDate
Datetimetimestamp(none)
Binarybytea(none)
BooleanbooleanLogical
JSONjsonb(none)

Dialect differences

Both PostgreSQL and Clipper are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.

Propertyin PostgreSQLin Clipper
port5432(file-based)
identifiers"double quotes"—
row limitLIMIT n(driver dependent)
datestimestamp, timestamptz, date, timeDate (D)
long textTEXTMemo (M)
binaryBYTEA—

Command line

SideCommand
PostgreSQLpg_dump or COPY ... TO
PostgreSQL (load)COPY ... FROM

No counterpart

  • PostgreSQL values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in Clipper.
  • PostgreSQL values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in Clipper.
  • PostgreSQL values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in Clipper.

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