Want to export data from FoxPro query result to TSV using current date as file name?
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Export FoxPro query result to TSV file using dynamic filename with date and time
Login to FoxPro -> Enter FoxPro SQL statement -> Set TSV filename template including date -> Export FoxPro query to TSV using current date as file name
Choose FoxPro and logon.
“Export From Query” for “TSV to FoxPro“.
Select TSV file type.
1. Enter FoxPro SQL query.
2. Set TSV file options. Enter filename template, including date, #yyyy# is for current year, #mm# month, #dd# day, #hh# hour, #mi# minute, #ss# second.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export FoxPro query results to TSV file. Dynamically created TSV file name using present system time.
After exporting, you can view output TSV files.
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FoxPro → TSV reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in FoxPro | in TSV |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | 1234 |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | 1234.56 |
| Float | Float | 1.234e+10 |
| Text | Character(n) | unquoted; a tab in the value splits the column |
| Long text | Memo | unquoted; newlines break the row |
| Date | Date | 2026-09-18 |
| Datetime | (none) | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| Binary | General | not representable |
| Boolean | Logical | TRUE / FALSE |
| JSON | (none) | the whole JSON value as-is (its own quotes stay) |
Dialect differences
FoxPro is a database server and TSV is a file format, so the gap is wider than a dialect difference – the rows below are where values and structure stop lining up.
| Property | in FoxPro | in TSV |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | — |
| identifiers | — | Rarely used, which is exactly why tabs in data break it |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | — |
| dates | Date (D) | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 |
| long text | Memo (M) | — |
| binary | General (G) | Not supported - must be encoded |
| separator | — | Tab |
| encoding | — | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM |
| typing | — | None - every field is text |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Flat table, optional header row |
| ceiling | — | No formal limit |
No counterpart
- TSV has no equivalent for Date and time – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- TSV has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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