IBM DB2 to MySQL Migration

SQLines tools can help you transfer data, convert database schema (DDL), views, stored procedures, functions, triggers, queries and SQL scripts from IBM DB2 to MySQL.

SQLines can also assist you to convert COBOL stored procedures and programs to MySQL procedural SQL, Java, Python or any other language.

Databases:

IBM DB2 for LUW, z/OS and OS/400 11.x, 10.x, 9.x, 8.x and 7.x
MySQL 8.x, 6.x, 5.x

IBM DB2 to MySQL Migration Reference

Technical information on migration from IBM DB2 to MySQL:

Data Types

Converting data types:

DB2		MySQL
CHAR	Fixed-length character string	CHAR
DATE	Date (year, month and day)	DATE
INT, INTEGER	32-bit integer	INT, INTEGER
SMALLINT	16-bit integer	SMALLINT
TIMESTAMP	Date and time	DATETIME
VARCHAR	Variable-length character string	VARCHAR

Built-in SQL Functions

Converting functions:

	DB2			MySQL
1	CURRENT DATE	CURRENT_DATE	Get current date	CURRENT_DATE

CREATE TABLE Statement

Converting CREATE TABLE statement keywords and clauses:

	DB2		MySQL
1	GENERATED AS IDENTITY	Identity column	AUTO_INCREMENT

Data type attributes:

	DB2		MySQL
1	FOR BIT DATA	Binary data encoding	Removed
1	FOR SBCS \| MIXED DATA	Column data encoding (z/OS)	Removed
2	CCSID ASCII \| UNICODE \| EBCDIC	Character set	Removed
2	CCSID num	Column character set (OS/400)	Removed

Implicit DEFAULT values in DB2:

	DB2	MySQL
1	col_name CHAR(n) WITH DEFAULT	col_name CHAR(n) DEFAULT ''
2	col_name VARCHAR(n) WITH DEFAULT	col_name VARCHAR(n) DEFAULT ''
3	col_name INTEGER WITH DEFAULT	col_name INTEGER DEFAULT 0
4	col_name DECIMAL(p, s) WITH DEFAULT	col_name DECIMAL(p, s) DEFAULT 0
5	col_name NUMERIC(p, s) WITH DEFAULT	col_name NUMERIC(p, s) DEFAULT 0
6	col_name DATE WITH DEFAULT	col_name DATE DEFAULT CURRENT_DATE
7	col_name TIMESTAMP WITH DEFAULT	col_name TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP

Queries

Converting SQL SELECT statement:

DB2		MySQL
SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1 table	A single row, single column dummy table	FROM clause removed

SQL Statements

Converting SQL statements:

DB2		MySQL
VALUES expression	Construct a result set	SELECT expression

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