Select the source database type for conversion (MS SQL or MySQL).

If you select MS SQL as a destination database, specify Host, Port, Username and Password if needed.

In order to connect to MS SQL Server you should choose the proper communications protocol from the "Connection type" combo box: TCP/IP, PIPE or IPX/SPX.

Windows Authentication - this selected parameter allows a user to connect to the SQL Server through a Microsoft Windows user account.

After defining necessary information, click "Test connection" button. This will check if it's possible to connect to your MS SQL server with the parameters you specified before.

In case the connection is set successfully the following message appears and you can continue configuring necessary data:

By pressing "Refresh" button you can view all existing databases available on this server for this user and list them in "Database" combo-box.
Choose a MS SQL database you'd like to convert. You can also type the name of the database to be converted in this combo it will allow you to save time needed for refreshing information about the bases available.

When you select MySQL Database as a source database, specify Hostname, Port, Username, Password and use SSH forwarding if needed.


DBConvert for MSSQL & MySQL supports Unicode. To make language special symbols displayed correctly select utf8 in the list box "Connection character set". You can also choose other character set from the list box. After defining the necessary information, click the "Test connection" button. This will allow you if it's possible to connect you to MySQL server with the parameters you specified before.

In case the connection is successful, the following message appears and you can continue configuring necessary data:

By pressing the "Refresh" button you can view all existing databases available on this server for this user and list them in the "Database" combo-box.
Choose a MySQL database you'd like to convert. You can also type the name of the database to be converted in this combo it will allow you to save time needed for refreshing the information about the bases available.

Click "Next >" to continue.