FoxPro import multiple TSV files into a single table

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Want to import multiple TSV files into a single FoxPro table?

Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop TSV to FoxPro converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert TSV 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 TSV files to online services.
  • Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.

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Import multiple TSV files into a single FoxPro table

Login to FoxPro -> Choose TSV files -> Set FoxPro table -> Import TSV files to FoxPro table

Choose FoxPro and logon.

import multiple TSV files to 1 FoxPro table - Choose FoxPro and logon

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

import multiple TSV files to 1 FoxPro table - task window

Select the “TSV” file type.

load multiple TSV files to 1 FoxPro table - select file type

then show the wizard.

1. Select a folder that constains TSV files.

Support large ( > 4GB ) TSV files.

insert multiple TSV files to one FoxPro table - select a folder

2. Config first TSV file importing options.

import multiple TSV files to one FoxPro table - config first file

3. Select a FoxPro table and config fields.

Merge TSV files into a FoxPro table - select table

4. Preview data will be in FoxPro table.

put TSV files into a single FoxPro table - preview

5. Import multiple TSV files to the FoxPro table.

Merge TSV files into a FoxPro table - import data

View imported data in FoxPro table

load TSV files into a FoxPro table - view data

Import multiple TSV files to FoxPro in command line

Save “multiple TSV files to FoxPro” session, then you can:

Set scheduled tasks for importing multiple TSV files to FoxPro

You can schedule and automate this converting task by:

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

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TSV → FoxPro reference

Type mapping

Value kindin TSVin FoxPro
Int1234Numeric(10,0)
Bigint9007199254740993Numeric(19,0)
Decimal1234.56Numeric(p,s)
Float1.234e+10Float
Textunquoted; a tab in the value splits the columnCharacter(n)
Long textunquoted; newlines break the rowMemo
Date2026-09-18Date
Datetime2026-09-18 14:30:00(none)
Binarynot representableGeneral
BooleanTRUE / FALSELogical
JSONthe whole JSON value as-is (its own quotes stay)(none)

Dialect differences

TSV 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 TSVin FoxPro
port—(file-based)
identifiersRarely used, which is exactly why tabs in data break it—
row limit—(driver dependent)
datesConventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00Date (D)
long text—Memo (M)
binaryNot supported - must be encodedGeneral (G)
separatorTab—
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—

No counterpart

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

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New to the format? Read what a TSV file is (and how it differs from CSV).