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Version: 1.1

PostgreSQL (ADBC) → Parquet

Datatypes conversion mapping when exporting from PostgreSQL using the ADBC connector (--connectiontype adbc_pgsql) to Parquet format.

Platform availability

The ADBC FastDriver connectors (adbc_mssql, adbc_pgsql) are available on Windows x64 and Linux x64 only. They are not supported on Linux ARM64.

info

The ADBC connector does not map every type the way the standard pgsql driver does. Compare both pages before switching.

SourcePostgreSQL (adbc_pgsql)
FormatParquet
FastBCP1.1.4.0
Test StatusPARTIAL (40/41 Nullable)
Failed Types

The following datatype is not supported with this connector:

  • INTERVAL — export fails

Parquet Schema: testdatatypes_nullable​

namephysical_typeconverted_typelogical_type
col_bigintINT64——
col_integerINT32——
col_smallintINT32INT_16IntType(bitWidth=16, isSigned=1)
col_booleanBOOLEAN——
col_numericFIXED_LEN_BYTE_ARRAYDECIMALDecimalType(scale=2, precision=18)
col_realFLOAT——
col_double_precisionDOUBLE——
col_moneyBYTE_ARRAY——
col_dateINT32DATEDateType()
col_timeINT64—TimeType(isAdjustedToUTC=0, unit=MICROS)
col_timestampINT64TIMESTAMP_MICROSTimestampType(isAdjustedToUTC=0, unit=MICROS)
col_timestamptzINT64TIMESTAMP_MICROSTimestampType(isAdjustedToUTC=1, unit=MICROS)
col_charBYTE_ARRAYUTF8StringType()
col_varcharBYTE_ARRAYUTF8StringType()
col_textBYTE_ARRAYUTF8StringType()
col_byteaBYTE_ARRAY——
col_uuidBYTE_ARRAYUTF8StringType()
col_jsonBYTE_ARRAYUTF8StringType()
col_jsonbBYTE_ARRAYUTF8StringType()
col_xmlBYTE_ARRAYUTF8StringType()
col_inetBYTE_ARRAYUTF8StringType()
col_cidrBYTE_ARRAYUTF8StringType()
col_macaddrBYTE_ARRAYUTF8StringType()
col_pointBYTE_ARRAY——
col_lineBYTE_ARRAY——
col_lsegBYTE_ARRAY——
col_boxBYTE_ARRAY——
col_pathBYTE_ARRAY——
col_polygonBYTE_ARRAY——
col_circleBYTE_ARRAY——
col_int4rangeBYTE_ARRAY——
col_int8rangeBYTE_ARRAY——
col_numrangeBYTE_ARRAY——
col_tsrangeBYTE_ARRAY——
col_tstzrangeBYTE_ARRAY——
col_daterangeBYTE_ARRAY——
col_bitBYTE_ARRAYUTF8StringType()
col_bit_varyingBYTE_ARRAYUTF8StringType()
col_oidINT32——
col_int_arrayBYTE_ARRAY——
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