Want to migrate from PostgreSQL to dBase?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a PostgreSQL to dBase converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate PostgreSQL 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 PostgreSQL to dBase
Login to PostgreSQL -> Login to dBase -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from PostgreSQL to dBase
Choose source PostgreSQL database and logon.
Choose target dBase database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source PostgreSQL.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select dBase tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from PostgreSQL to dBase.
Create dBase tables. Copy PostgreSQL data to dBase. Create dBase indexes.
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PostgreSQL → dBase reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in PostgreSQL | in dBase |
|---|---|---|
| Int | integer | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | bigint | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | numeric(p,s) | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | double precision | Float |
| Text | varchar(n) | Character(n) |
| Long text | text | Memo |
| Date | date | Date |
| Datetime | timestamp | (none) |
| Binary | bytea | (none) |
| Boolean | boolean | Logical |
| JSON | jsonb | (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.
| Property | in PostgreSQL | in dBase |
|---|---|---|
| port | 5432 | (file-based) |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | — |
| row limit | LIMIT n | (driver dependent) |
| dates | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time | Date (D) |
| long text | TEXT | Memo (M) |
| binary | BYTEA | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | pg_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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