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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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Transfer data from xBase table To PostgreSQL table
Login to xBase and PostgreSQL -> Choose source xBase table -> Set target PostgreSQL table -> Copy xBase data to PostgreSQL
Choose source xBase database and logon.
Choose target PostgreSQL database and logon.
Click “Convert From Table” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a source xBase table.
2. Select a destination PostgreSQL table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import xBase data to PostgreSQL.
More about xBase to PostgreSQL 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 PostgreSQL table
- Merge multiple similar xBase tables to 1 PostgreSQL table
- Batch copy xBase tables to PostgreSQL
xBase → PostgreSQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in xBase | in PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | integer |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | bigint |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | numeric(p,s) |
| Float | Float | double precision |
| Text | Character(n) | varchar(n) |
| Long text | Memo | text |
| Date | Date | date |
| Datetime | (none) | timestamp |
| Binary | (none) | bytea |
| Boolean | Logical | boolean |
| JSON | (none) | jsonb |
Dialect differences
Both xBase and PostgreSQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in xBase | in PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 5432 |
| identifiers | — | "double quotes" |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date (D) | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time |
| long text | Memo (M) | TEXT |
| binary | — | BYTEA |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
No counterpart
- PostgreSQL has no equivalent for Date and time - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- PostgreSQL has no equivalent for Binary - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- PostgreSQL has no equivalent for JSON - it has to be flattened or dropped.
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