Want to transfer data from Visual FoxPro table to Redshift?
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Transfer data from Visual FoxPro table To Redshift table
Login to Visual FoxPro and Redshift -> Choose source Visual FoxPro table -> Set target Redshift table -> Copy Visual FoxPro data to Redshift
Choose source Visual FoxPro database and logon.
Choose target Redshift database and logon.
Click “Convert From Table” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a source Visual FoxPro table.
2. Select a destination Redshift table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import Visual FoxPro data to Redshift.
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See also:
- Copy Visual FoxPro query results to Redshift table
- Merge multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to 1 Redshift table
- Batch copy Visual FoxPro tables to Redshift
Visual FoxPro → Redshift reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Visual FoxPro | in Redshift |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | integer |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | bigint |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | numeric(p,s) |
| Float | Float | double precision |
| Text | Character(n) | varchar(n) |
| Long text | Memo | varchar(max) |
| Date | Date | date |
| Datetime | DateTime | timestamp |
| Binary | General | (none) |
| Boolean | Logical | boolean |
| JSON | (none) | super |
Dialect differences
Both Visual FoxPro and Redshift are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Visual FoxPro | in Redshift |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 5439 |
| identifiers | — | "double quotes" |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date (D), DateTime (T) | timestamp, date |
| long text | Memo (M) | VARCHAR(MAX) |
| binary | General (G) | — |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Redshift | UNLOAD to S3 |
| Redshift (load) | COPY from S3 |
No counterpart
- Visual FoxPro values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in Redshift.
- Redshift has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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