Want to transfer data from multiple similar FoxPro tables to 1 MySQL table?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a FoxPro to MySQL converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy FoxPro data to MySQL, 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.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Transfer data from multiple similar FoxPro tables to a single MySQL table
Login to FoxPro and MySQL -> Select source FoxPro tables -> Set the target MySQL table -> Copy FoxPro data to MySQL
Choose source FoxPro database and logon.
Choose target MySQL database and logon.
Click “Convert Similar Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select similar FoxPro tables.
2. Select a destination MySQL table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import data from multiple similar FoxPro tables to a single MySQL table.
More about FoxPro to MySQL converter
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See also:
- Copy FoxPro table data to MySQL
- Copy FoxPro query results to MySQL table
- Batch copy FoxPro tables to MySQL
FoxPro → MySQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in FoxPro | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | (none) | DATETIME |
| Binary | General | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | Logical | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | (none) | JSON |
Dialect differences
Both FoxPro and MySQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in FoxPro | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 3306 |
| identifiers | — | `backtick` |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date (D) | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | Memo (M) | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | General (G) | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
No counterpart
- MySQL has no equivalent for Date and time – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- MySQL has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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