Want to import data from each table in a SQL file to a separate DB2 table?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a SQL to DB2 converter, Import each table data in a SQL file to a separate DB2 table, Easy and Fast.
- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Import SQL to DB2 locally and privately, avoid uploading SQL file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Import data from each table in a SQL file to a separate DB2 table
Select tables in SQL file -> Set DB2 tables -> Import SQL data to DB2
Choose DB2 and logon.
Click “Wizard – 1 File To N Tables” at task dialog.
Select the “SQL” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a SQL file, select tables.
2. Show existing DB2 tables, choose “Import Type”.
3. Set DB2 tables.
4. Show summary, set “Convert Rows”.
5. Import data from each table in a SQL file to a separate DB2 table.
View imported data in DB2 table
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SQL → DB2 reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | INTEGER |
| Float | DOUBLE PRECISION | DOUBLE |
| Long text | TEXT / CLOB | CLOB |
| Binary | BLOB / BYTEA | BLOB |
| Boolean | BOOLEAN / SMALLINT | SMALLINT |
| JSON | JSON / TEXT | CLOB |
Dialect differences
SQL is a file format and DB2 is a database server, so the target has to be told the types the file never carried - the rows below are where the two sides diverge.
| Property | in SQL | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | 50000 |
| identifiers | Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale... | "double quotes" |
| row limit | — | FETCH FIRST n ROWS |
| dates | Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ... | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP |
| long text | — | CLOB |
| binary | Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode() | BLOB |
| separator | Statement terminators (;) | — |
| encoding | No declaration | — |
| typing | Types belong to the target database, and they differ betwee... | — |
| shape | Statements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rows | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | No formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i... | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
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