How to convert sqlite2 to sqlite3 and what are the differences between both versions?

Question

I need to convert from sqlite2 db to sqlite3, is there any tutorial that shows how to do it? And if I migrate correctly what to expect as I start the project?

Answer 1

Converting an SQLite2 database to an SQLite3 database on Windows

-- Step-by-step instructions --

1- Download SQLite2 and SQLite3 command-line tools

Download links:

sqlite.exe http://web.archive.org/web/20031203050807/http://sqlite.org/download.html (Precompiled Binaries For Windows)

sqlite3.exe http://www.sqlite.org/download.html (Precompiled Binaries for Windows)

2- Copy sqlite.exe, sqlite3.exe and the db to convert to the same folder (i.e.: D:\TEMP)

3- Open a Windows command prompt ( [WINDOWS KEY] + [R], then type "cmd" or via the Start Menu)

4- Browse to the folder where you've just copied the files (i.e.: type "D:", then "cd temp") 5- Type "sqlite OLD.DB .dump | sqlite3 NEW.DB" (without the quotes), where OLD.DB is the db file you want to convert and NEW.DB is the name of the converted file that will be created.

Hope this helps.