Convert Interbase to Oracle

Full Convert is designed for ease of use and reliability to make sure you get your job done as quickly and as simply as possible.

Interbase is also known as Borland Interbase, Embarcadero Interbase (related files: ib, gdb).

Making migration easy for you

Full Convert is a fully self-tuning software. Your migration will work as expected without you needing to adjust anything.

Data types are different in Oracle compared to Interbase. We automatically adjust them as we copy the tables so you don't have to worry about it. You can adjust the mapping rules if you wish to change the following defaults:

  • bigint number(20)
  • blob sub_type 0 blob
  • blob sub_type 1 clob
  • boolean number(1)
  • decimal number
  • double precision binary_double
  • float binary_float
  • integer number(10)
  • nchar nclob (if precision > 1000)
  • nvarchar nclob (if oracle_extended is true and precision > 16383)
  • nvarchar nclob (if oracle_extended is false and precision > 2000)
  • smallint number(5)
  • time date
  • varchar clob (if oracle_extended is true and precision > 32767)
  • varchar clob (if oracle_extended is false and precision > 4000)

Full Convert migration in 4 easy steps

1.
Interbase connection

Interbase

We will choose Interbase from the list of available database formats.

In the server field we need to type the name or IP address of the Interbase server. If you have Interbase installed on the local machine, where Full Convert is running, you can leave the server field blank. Username and password we don't need to touch in most cases as Full Convert pre-fills the "magic" values which open all Interbase databases.

If Interbase is on this machine, we can now simply click ellipsis (...) button to select GDB or IB database file (file extension depends on the version of Interbase). If the file is on remote machine, you need to type the path to the file as remote server sees it. So, if the file is in C:\t\ folder on your server, you need to write the full path, for example: C:\t\filename.GDB.

2.

Oracle

We will choose Oracle from the source database engines list. We can connect to our Oracle in two ways. If we have Oracle Client installed, simply typing the service name and specifying login info is all we need.

However, when you don't want to install 100MB+ of OCI installation, we have a nice surprise! We can connect to Oracle using a direct TCP/IP connection. No OCI required. In addition to database name and login info, we would just need to specify server name or IP - and done.

Oracle connection
3.

Start the conversion

All source tables are selected for conversion by default. In case you only need some tables, simply deselect the ones you don't need - or deselect all, then select just the tables you do need. Click the Copy your database button to get started.

4.

Conversion

Conversion is highly-optimized to run as fast as possible, yet provides top-notch reliability. Huge tables are converted in small chunks at a time, preserving memory and ensuring that your computer stays fast and responsive.

Data copying from source to target
Target database browser

Data is now in the target database

Use our built-in database browser to examine the copied data. Of course, you can also examine the conversion in detail and see in-depth information for each table.

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