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Batch copy xBase tables to MySQL

Want to batch copy data from xBase tables to MySQL ?

Try Withdata DBCopier, a xBase to MySQL converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Bulk copy xBase to MySQL, Easy and Fast.

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Batch copy data from xBase tables to MySQL tables

Login to xBase and MySQL -> Select source xBase tables -> Set target MySQL tables -> Copy xBase data to MySQL

Choose source xBase database and logon.

Choose target MySQL database and logon.

Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

1. Select source xBase tables.

2. List target MySQL tables.

3. Select MySQL tables to import.

4. Transfer data from xBase tables to MySQL.


More about xBase to MySQL converter

See also:

xBase → MySQL reference

Type mapping

Value kindin xBasein MySQL
IntNumeric(10,0)INT
BigintNumeric(19,0)BIGINT
DecimalNumeric(p,s)DECIMAL(p,s)
FloatFloatDOUBLE
TextCharacter(n)VARCHAR(n)
Long textMemoLONGTEXT
DateDateDATE
Datetime(none)DATETIME
Binary(none)LONGBLOB
BooleanLogicalTINYINT(1)
JSON(none)JSON

Dialect differences

Both xBase and MySQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.

Propertyin xBasein MySQL
port(file-based)3306
identifiers—`backtick`
row limit(driver dependent)LIMIT n
datesDate (D)DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME
long textMemo (M)TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT
binary—BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB

Command line

SideCommand
MySQLmysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv
MySQL (load)mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE

No counterpart

  • MySQL has no equivalent for Date and time - it has to be flattened or dropped.
  • MySQL has no equivalent for Binary - it has to be flattened or dropped.
  • MySQL has no equivalent for JSON - it has to be flattened or dropped.

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