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Schedule and automate Redshift to SQL Server data task
1. Select and run a task from follow list:
- Merge multiple similar Redshift tables to 1 SQL Server table
- Batch copy Redshift tables to SQL Server
- Copy Redshift query results to SQL Server table
- Copy Redshift table data to SQL Server
- Migrate Redshift to SQL Server
- Sync data from Redshift to SQL Server
- Convert Redshift To SQL Server
2. Save session and create .bat file.
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Redshift → SQL Server reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Redshift | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| Int | integer | int |
| Decimal | numeric(p,s) | decimal(p,s) |
| Float | double precision | float |
| Text | varchar(n) | nvarchar(n) |
| Long text | varchar(max) | nvarchar(max) |
| Datetime | timestamp | datetime2 |
| Binary | (none) | varbinary(max) |
| Boolean | boolean | bit |
| JSON | super | nvarchar(max) |
Dialect differences
Both Redshift and SQL Server are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Redshift | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| port | 5439 | 1433 |
| identifiers | "double quotes" | [square brackets] |
| row limit | LIMIT n | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | timestamp, date | datetime, datetime2, date, time |
| long text | VARCHAR(MAX) | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | — | varbinary(max) |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Redshift | UNLOAD to S3 |
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
| Redshift (load) | COPY from S3 |
No counterpart
- SQL Server has no equivalent for Binary – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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