Want to transfer data from Visual FoxPro table to MariaDB?
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- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Transfer data from Visual FoxPro table To MariaDB table
Login to Visual FoxPro and MariaDB -> Choose source Visual FoxPro table -> Set target MariaDB table -> Copy Visual FoxPro data to MariaDB
Choose source Visual FoxPro database and logon.

Choose target MariaDB 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 MariaDB table and config fields.

3. Preview data.

4. Import Visual FoxPro data to MariaDB.

More about Visual FoxPro to MariaDB converter
See also:
- Copy Visual FoxPro query results to MariaDB table
- Merge multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to 1 MariaDB table
- Batch copy Visual FoxPro tables to MariaDB
Visual FoxPro → MariaDB reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Visual FoxPro | in MariaDB |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | INT |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Float | DOUBLE |
| Text | Character(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Memo | LONGTEXT |
| Date | Date | DATE |
| Datetime | DateTime | DATETIME |
| Binary | General | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | Logical | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | (none) | JSON |
Dialect differences
Both Visual FoxPro and MariaDB are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Visual FoxPro | in MariaDB |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 3306 |
| identifiers | — | `backtick` |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date (D), DateTime (T) | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | Memo (M) | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | General (G) | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MariaDB | mariadb-dump |
| MariaDB (load) | mariadb-import, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
No counterpart
- MariaDB has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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