Import CSV into FoxPro

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Want to import data from CSV file to FoxPro?

Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop CSV to FoxPro converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert CSV to FoxPro, Easy and Fast.

  • Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
  • Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
  • Convert locally and privately, avoid uploading large or private CSV file(s) to online services.
  • Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.

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Import data from CSV file to FoxPro

Login to FoxPro -> Choose CSV file -> Set FoxPro table -> Import CSV to FoxPro

Choose FoxPro and logon.

load CSV data to FoxPro table - Choose FoxPro and logon

Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” at task dialog.

import CSV data to FoxPro table - task window

Select the “CSV” file type.

Import CSV file data to FoxPro table - select file type

then show the wizard.

1. Open a CSV file.

Support large ( > 4GB ) CSV file.

Import Data From CSV File To FoxPro - open CSV file

Here is the file’s content.

Import Data From CSV File To FoxPro - source CSV file

2. Select a FoxPro table and config fields.

Load Data From CSV File To FoxPro - select table

3. Preview data will be in FoxPro table.

Transfer Data From CSV File To FoxPro - preview

4. Import CSV data to FoxPro.

Import Data From CSV File To FoxPro - import data

View imported data in FoxPro table

Convert CSV to FoxPro - view data

Import CSV to FoxPro in command line

Save “CSV to FoxPro” session, then you can:

Set scheduled tasks for importing CSV to FoxPro

You can schedule and automate this “CSV to FoxPro” conversion task by:

  1. Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “CSV to FoxPro” conversion.
  2. Set scheduled task for “CSV to FoxPro” conversion.

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CSV → FoxPro reference

Type mapping

Value kindin CSVin FoxPro
Int1234Numeric(10,0)
Bigint9007199254740993Numeric(19,0)
Decimal1234.56Numeric(p,s)
Float1.234e+10Float
Textquoted only when it contains a comma or a quoteCharacter(n)
Long textmust be quoted; line breaks inside force multi-line recordsMemo
Date2026-09-18Date
Datetime2026-09-18 14:30:00(none)
Binarynot representable - base64 or hex stringGeneral
BooleanTRUE / FALSE, or 1 / 0 depending on the writerLogical
JSONthe whole JSON value quoted, with internal quotes doubled(none)

Dialect differences

CSV is a file format and FoxPro is a database server, so the target has to be told the types the file never carried - the rows below are where the two sides diverge.

Propertyin CSVin FoxPro
port—(file-based)
identifiersDouble quotes; a literal quote is doubled ("" )—
row limit—(driver dependent)
datesConventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00Date (D)
long text—Memo (M)
binaryNot supportedGeneral (G)
separatorComma ","—
encodingNo declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM—
typingNone - every field is text—
shapeFlat table, optional header rowTables of rows and columns
ceilingNo formal limit; row count bounded by memory—

No counterpart

  • CSV values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in FoxPro.
  • CSV values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in FoxPro.

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