Want to batch copy data from Visual FoxPro tables to Percona?
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- 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.
Batch copy data from Visual FoxPro tables to Percona tables
Login to Visual FoxPro and Percona -> Select source Visual FoxPro tables -> Set target Percona tables -> Copy Visual FoxPro data to Percona
Choose source Visual FoxPro database and logon.

Choose target Percona database and logon.

Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.
1. Select source Visual FoxPro tables.

2. List target Percona tables.

3. Select Percona tables to import.

4. Transfer data from Visual FoxPro tables to Percona.

More about Visual FoxPro to Percona converter
See also:
- Copy Visual FoxPro table data to Percona
- Copy Visual FoxPro query results to Percona table
- Merge multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to 1 Percona table
Visual FoxPro → Percona reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Visual FoxPro | in Percona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Percona are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Visual FoxPro | in Percona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Percona | mysqldump |
| Percona (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
No counterpart
- Percona has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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