Migrate FoxBase to MySQL

Want to migrate from FoxBase to MySQL ?

Try Withdata DBCopier, a FoxBase to MySQL converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate FoxBase to MySQL, Easy and Fast.

  • Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
  • Create MySQL tables with auto mapping data types. Create MySQL indexes.

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Migrate from FoxBase to MySQL

Login to FoxBase -> Login to MySQL -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from FoxBase to MySQL

Choose source FoxBase database and logon.

Migrate FoxBase to MySQL - Choose FoxBase and logon

Choose target MySQL database and logon.

Migrate FoxBase to MySQL - Choose MySQL and logon

Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.

migrate from FoxBase to MySQL - Task Window

then show the wizard.

1. Open source FoxBase.

Switch from FoxBase to MySQL - Open source database

2. Set “Import Type”.

Migrate from FoxBase to MySQL - list target tables

3. Select MySQL tables to migrate.

Switch from FoxBase to MySQL - select tables

4. Migrate from FoxBase to MySQL.

Create MySQL tables. Copy FoxBase data to MySQL. Create MySQL indexes.

Switch from FoxBase to MySQL - migrate

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See also:

FoxBase → MySQL reference

Type mapping

Value kindin FoxBasein MySQL
IntNumeric(10,0)INT
BigintNumeric(19,0)BIGINT
DecimalNumeric(p,s)DECIMAL(p,s)
FloatFloatDOUBLE
TextCharacter(n)VARCHAR(n)
Long textMemoLONGTEXT
DateDateDATE
Datetime(none)DATETIME
Binary(none)LONGBLOB
BooleanLogicalTINYINT(1)
JSON(none)JSON

Dialect differences

Both FoxBase and MySQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.

Propertyin FoxBasein MySQL
port(file-based)3306
identifiers—`backtick`
row limit(driver dependent)LIMIT n
datesDate (D)DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME
long textMemo (M)TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT
binary—BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB

Command line

SideCommand
MySQLmysqldump, 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 Binary – it has to be flattened or dropped.
  • MySQL has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.

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