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Version: 1.2 (Preview)

SQL Server (ADBC) → Parquet

Datatypes conversion mapping when exporting from SQL Server using the ADBC connector (--connectiontype adbc_mssql) 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 mssql driver does. Compare both pages before switching.

SourceSQL Server (adbc_mssql)
FormatParquet
FastBCP1.1.4.0
Test StatusPARTIAL (30/31 Nullable)
Failed Types

The following datatype is not supported with this connector:

  • SQL_VARIANT — export fails

Parquet Schema: testdatatypes_nullable

namephysical_typeconverted_typelogical_type
col_bigintINT64
col_intINT32
col_smallintINT32INT_16IntType(bitWidth=16, isSigned=1)
col_tinyintINT32UINT_8IntType(bitWidth=8, isSigned=0)
col_bitBOOLEAN
col_decimalFIXED_LEN_BYTE_ARRAYDECIMALDecimalType(scale=2, precision=18)
col_numericFIXED_LEN_BYTE_ARRAYDECIMALDecimalType(scale=2, precision=18)
col_moneyFIXED_LEN_BYTE_ARRAYDECIMALDecimalType(scale=4, precision=19)
col_smallmoneyFIXED_LEN_BYTE_ARRAYDECIMALDecimalType(scale=4, precision=10)
col_floatDOUBLE
col_realFLOAT
col_dateINT32DATEDateType()
col_timeINT64TimeType(isAdjustedToUTC=0, unit=NANOS)
col_datetimeINT64TIMESTAMP_MILLISTimestampType(isAdjustedToUTC=0, unit=MILLIS)
col_datetime2INT64TimestampType(isAdjustedToUTC=0, unit=NANOS)
col_datetimeoffsetINT64TimestampType(isAdjustedToUTC=1, unit=NANOS)
col_smalldatetimeINT64TIMESTAMP_MILLISTimestampType(isAdjustedToUTC=0, unit=MILLIS)
col_charBYTE_ARRAYUTF8StringType()
col_varcharBYTE_ARRAYUTF8StringType()
col_ncharBYTE_ARRAYUTF8StringType()
col_nvarcharBYTE_ARRAYUTF8StringType()
col_textBYTE_ARRAYUTF8StringType()
col_ntextBYTE_ARRAYUTF8StringType()
col_binaryBYTE_ARRAY
col_varbinaryBYTE_ARRAY
col_imageBYTE_ARRAY
col_uniqueidentifierBYTE_ARRAYUTF8StringType()
col_xmlBYTE_ARRAYUTF8StringType()
col_geographyBYTE_ARRAY
col_geometryBYTE_ARRAY
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