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Copy PostgreSQL table data to dBase

Want to transfer data from PostgreSQL table to dBase?

Try Withdata DBCopier, a PostgreSQL to dBase converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy PostgreSQL data to dBase, Easy and Fast.

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Transfer data from PostgreSQL table To dBase table

Login to PostgreSQL and dBase -> Choose source PostgreSQL table -> Set target dBase table -> Copy PostgreSQL data to dBase

Choose source PostgreSQL database and logon.

Choose target dBase database and logon.

Click “Convert From Table” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

1. Open a source PostgreSQL table.

2. Select a destination dBase table and config fields.

3. Preview data.

4. Import PostgreSQL data to dBase.


More about PostgreSQL to dBase converter

See also:

PostgreSQL → dBase reference

Type mapping

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

Propertyin PostgreSQLin dBase
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 dBase.
  • PostgreSQL values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in dBase.
  • PostgreSQL values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in dBase.

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