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- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
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Batch copy data from xBase tables to Azure tables
Login to xBase and Azure -> Select source xBase tables -> Set target Azure tables -> Copy xBase data to Azure
Choose source xBase database and logon.
Choose target Azure database and logon.
Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source xBase tables.
2. List target Azure tables.
3. Select Azure tables to import.
4. Transfer data from xBase tables to Azure.
More about xBase to Azure converter
Download Withdata DBCopier
Windows 64 bit
Windows 32 bit
Linux .deb (For Debian, Ubuntu) 64 bit
Linux .rpm (For Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE) 64 bit
MacOS 64 bit
See also:
- Copy xBase table data to Azure
- Copy xBase query results to Azure table
- Merge multiple similar xBase tables to 1 Azure table
xBase → Azure SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in xBase | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | int |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | bigint |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | decimal(p,s) |
| Float | Float | float |
| Text | Character(n) | nvarchar(n) |
| Long text | Memo | nvarchar(max) |
| Date | Date | date |
| Datetime | (none) | datetime2 |
| Binary | (none) | varbinary(max) |
| Boolean | Logical | bit |
| JSON | (none) | nvarchar(max) |
Dialect differences
Both xBase and Azure SQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in xBase | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 1433 |
| identifiers | — | [square brackets] |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | Date (D) | datetime2, date, time |
| long text | Memo (M) | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | — | varbinary(max) |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Azure SQL | bcp |
| Azure SQL (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
No counterpart
- Azure SQL has no equivalent for Date and time - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- Azure SQL has no equivalent for Binary - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- Azure SQL has no equivalent for JSON - it has to be flattened or dropped.
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