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- Create SQL Server tables with auto mapping data types. Create SQL Server indexes.
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Migrate from SQLite to SQL Server
Login to SQLite -> Login to SQL Server -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from SQLite to SQL Server
Choose source SQLite database and logon.
Choose target SQL Server database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source SQLite.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select SQL Server tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from SQLite to SQL Server.
Create SQL Server tables. Copy SQLite data to SQL Server. Create SQL Server indexes.
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SQLite → SQL Server reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQLite | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INTEGER | int |
| Bigint | INTEGER | bigint |
| Decimal | NUMERIC | decimal(p,s) |
| Float | REAL | float |
| Text | TEXT | nvarchar(n) |
| Long text | TEXT | nvarchar(max) |
| Date | TEXT | date |
| Datetime | TEXT | datetime2 |
| Binary | BLOB | varbinary(max) |
| Boolean | INTEGER | bit |
Dialect differences
Both SQLite and SQL Server are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in SQLite | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 1433 |
| identifiers | "double quotes" or [brackets] | [square brackets] |
| row limit | LIMIT n | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | TEXT (no date type) | datetime, datetime2, date, time |
| long text | TEXT | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | BLOB | varbinary(max) |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQLite | sqlite3 .dump |
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
| SQLite (load) | .import (sqlite3) |
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