Want to transfer data from xBase table to DB2 ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a xBase to DB2 converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy xBase data to DB2, 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.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
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Transfer data from xBase table To DB2 table
Login to xBase and DB2 -> Choose source xBase table -> Set target DB2 table -> Copy xBase data to DB2
Choose source xBase database and logon.
Choose target DB2 database and logon.
Click “Convert From Table” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a source xBase table.
2. Select a destination DB2 table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import xBase data to DB2.
More about xBase to DB2 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 query results to DB2 table
- Merge multiple similar xBase tables to 1 DB2 table
- Batch copy xBase tables to DB2
xBase → DB2 reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in xBase | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | INTEGER |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Float | DOUBLE |
| Text | Character(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Memo | CLOB |
| Date | Date | DATE |
| Datetime | (none) | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | (none) | BLOB |
| Boolean | Logical | SMALLINT |
| JSON | (none) | CLOB |
Dialect differences
Both xBase and DB2 are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in xBase | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 50000 |
| identifiers | — | "double quotes" |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | FETCH FIRST n ROWS |
| dates | Date (D) | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP |
| long text | Memo (M) | CLOB |
| binary | — | BLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
No counterpart
- DB2 has no equivalent for Date and time - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- DB2 has no equivalent for Binary - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- DB2 has no equivalent for JSON - it has to be flattened or dropped.
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