Want to transfer data from multiple similar xBase tables to 1 MariaDB table?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a xBase to MariaDB converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy xBase data to MariaDB, 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.
Transfer data from multiple similar xBase tables to a single MariaDB table
Login to xBase and MariaDB -> Select source xBase tables -> Set the target MariaDB table -> Copy xBase data to MariaDB
Choose source xBase database and logon.
Choose target MariaDB database and logon.
Click “Convert Similar Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select similar xBase tables.
2. Select a destination MariaDB table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import data from multiple similar xBase tables to a single MariaDB table.
More about xBase to MariaDB converter
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See also:
- Copy xBase table data to MariaDB
- Copy xBase query results to MariaDB table
- Batch copy xBase tables to MariaDB
xBase → MariaDB reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in xBase | in MariaDB |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | INT |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Float | DOUBLE |
| Text | Character(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Memo | LONGTEXT |
| Date | Date | DATE |
| Datetime | (none) | DATETIME |
| Binary | (none) | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | Logical | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | (none) | JSON |
Dialect differences
Both xBase and MariaDB are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in xBase | in MariaDB |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 3306 |
| identifiers | — | `backtick` |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date (D) | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | Memo (M) | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | — | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MariaDB | mariadb-dump |
| MariaDB (load) | mariadb-import, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
No counterpart
- MariaDB has no equivalent for Date and time – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- MariaDB has no equivalent for Binary – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- MariaDB has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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