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Copy PostgreSQL table data to DBF

Want to transfer data from PostgreSQL table to DBF?

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

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Transfer data from PostgreSQL table To DBF table

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

Choose source PostgreSQL database and logon.

Choose target DBF database and logon.

Click “Convert From Table” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

1. Open a source PostgreSQL table.

2. Select a destination DBF table and config fields.

3. Preview data.

4. Import PostgreSQL data to DBF.


More about PostgreSQL to DBF converter

See also:

PostgreSQL → DBF reference

Type mapping

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

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

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