Want to batch copy data from Visual FoxPro tables to Redshift?
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Batch copy data from Visual FoxPro tables to Redshift tables
Login to Visual FoxPro and Redshift -> Select source Visual FoxPro tables -> Set target Redshift tables -> Copy Visual FoxPro data to Redshift
Choose source Visual FoxPro database and logon.
Choose target Redshift database and logon.
Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source Visual FoxPro tables.
2. List target Redshift tables.
3. Select Redshift tables to import.
4. Transfer data from Visual FoxPro tables to Redshift.
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See also:
- Copy Visual FoxPro table data to Redshift
- Copy Visual FoxPro query results to Redshift table
- Merge multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to 1 Redshift table
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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