> On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 14:56:19 -0000, "Andy Gable" <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> what tool can I use to move data from one database and insert it into >> another database? >> >> basically I have changed some tables with in my database and I have >> customers who use my >> >> System so I want to move their data from the old style to the new > database >> >> >> >> Is this possible or do I need to make a sync app to do the move? > > If you need specific, complex transformations of your data (and not simply > pump data), you could also look at Pentaho Kettle > (http://kettle.pentaho.com/ ); it is actually intended for Business > Intelligence, ETL etc, but I have found that it can also be (ab)used for > data migrations.
Kettle aka Pentaho Data Integration is an excellent product and extensible, e.g. to plug in a Firebird Event Listener step. Used it in various open source DWH projects in the past. Regards, Thomas
