Want to transfer data from multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to 1 PostgreSQL table?
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- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Transfer data from multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to a single PostgreSQL table
Login to Visual FoxPro and PostgreSQL -> Select source Visual FoxPro tables -> Set the target PostgreSQL table -> Copy Visual FoxPro data to PostgreSQL
Choose source Visual FoxPro database and logon.
Choose target PostgreSQL database and logon.
Click “Convert Similar Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select similar Visual FoxPro tables.
2. Select a destination PostgreSQL table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import data from multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to a single PostgreSQL table.
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See also:
- Copy Visual FoxPro table data to PostgreSQL
- Copy Visual FoxPro query results to PostgreSQL table
- Batch copy Visual FoxPro tables to PostgreSQL
Visual FoxPro → PostgreSQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Visual FoxPro | in PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | text |
| Date | Date | date |
| Datetime | DateTime | timestamp |
| Binary | General | bytea |
| Boolean | Logical | boolean |
| JSON | (none) | jsonb |
Dialect differences
Both Visual FoxPro and PostgreSQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Visual FoxPro | in PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 5432 |
| identifiers | — | "double quotes" |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date (D), DateTime (T) | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time |
| long text | Memo (M) | TEXT |
| binary | General (G) | BYTEA |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
No counterpart
- PostgreSQL has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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