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- Create Percona tables with auto mapping data types. Create Percona indexes.
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Migrate from xBase to Percona
Login to xBase -> Login to Percona -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from xBase to Percona
Choose source xBase database and logon.
Choose target Percona database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source xBase.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select Percona tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from xBase to Percona.
Create Percona tables. Copy xBase data to Percona. Create Percona indexes.
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xBase → Percona reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in xBase | in Percona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Percona are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in xBase | in Percona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Percona | mysqldump |
| Percona (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
No counterpart
- Percona has no equivalent for Date and time - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- Percona has no equivalent for Binary - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- Percona has no equivalent for JSON - it has to be flattened or dropped.
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