Merge multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to 1 Redshift table

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Transfer data from multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to a single Redshift table

Login to Visual FoxPro and Redshift -> Select source Visual FoxPro tables -> Set the target Redshift table -> Copy Visual FoxPro data to Redshift

Choose source Visual FoxPro database and logon.

convert Visual FoxPro data to Redshift data - Choose Visual FoxPro and logon

Choose target Redshift database and logon.

convert Visual FoxPro data to Redshift data - Choose Redshift and logon

Click “Convert Similar Tables” at task dialog.

Import data from multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to 1 Redshift table - Task Window

then show the wizard.

1. Select similar Visual FoxPro tables.

Convert data from multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to 1 Redshift table - open query results

2. Select a destination Redshift table and config fields.

Combine multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables data to a single Redshift table - select table

3. Preview data.

Migrage data from multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to 1 Redshift table - preview

4. Import data from multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to a single Redshift table.

Merge multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to a single Redshift table - import


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See also:

Visual FoxPro → Redshift reference

Type mapping

Value kindin Visual FoxProin Redshift
IntNumeric(10,0)integer
BigintNumeric(19,0)bigint
DecimalNumeric(p,s)numeric(p,s)
FloatFloatdouble precision
TextCharacter(n)varchar(n)
Long textMemovarchar(max)
DateDatedate
DatetimeDateTimetimestamp
BinaryGeneral(none)
BooleanLogicalboolean
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.

Propertyin Visual FoxProin Redshift
port(file-based)5439
identifiers—"double quotes"
row limit(driver dependent)LIMIT n
datesDate (D), DateTime (T)timestamp, date
long textMemo (M)VARCHAR(MAX)
binaryGeneral (G)—

Command line

SideCommand
RedshiftUNLOAD 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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