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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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Batch copy data from xBase tables to SQLite tables
Login to xBase and SQLite -> Select source xBase tables -> Set target SQLite tables -> Copy xBase data to SQLite
Choose source xBase database and logon.
Choose target SQLite database and logon.
Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source xBase tables.
2. List target SQLite tables.
3. Select SQLite tables to import.
4. Transfer data from xBase tables to SQLite.
More about xBase to SQLite 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 table data to SQLite
- Copy xBase query results to SQLite table
- Merge multiple similar xBase tables to 1 SQLite table
xBase → SQLite reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in xBase | in SQLite |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | INTEGER |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | INTEGER |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | NUMERIC |
| Float | Float | REAL |
| Text | Character(n) | TEXT |
| Long text | Memo | TEXT |
| Date | Date | TEXT |
| Datetime | (none) | TEXT |
| Binary | (none) | BLOB |
| Boolean | Logical | INTEGER |
Dialect differences
Both xBase and SQLite are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in xBase | in SQLite |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | — | "double quotes" or [brackets] |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date (D) | TEXT (no date type) |
| long text | Memo (M) | TEXT |
| binary | — | BLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQLite | sqlite3 .dump |
| SQLite (load) | .import (sqlite3) |
No counterpart
- SQLite has no equivalent for Date and time - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- SQLite has no equivalent for Binary - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- SQLite has no equivalent for JSON - it has to be flattened or dropped.
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