Migrate FoxBase to PostgreSQL

Want to migrate from FoxBase to PostgreSQL ?

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

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Migrate from FoxBase to PostgreSQL

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

Choose source FoxBase database and logon.

Migrate FoxBase to PostgreSQL - Choose FoxBase and logon

Choose target PostgreSQL database and logon.

Migrate FoxBase to PostgreSQL - Choose PostgreSQL and logon

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

migrate from FoxBase to PostgreSQL - Task Window

then show the wizard.

1. Open source FoxBase.

Switch from FoxBase to PostgreSQL - Open source database

2. Set “Import Type”.

Migrate from FoxBase to PostgreSQL - list target tables

3. Select PostgreSQL tables to migrate.

Switch from FoxBase to PostgreSQL - select tables

4. Migrate from FoxBase to PostgreSQL.

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

Switch from FoxBase to PostgreSQL - migrate

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Type mapping

Value kindin FoxBasein PostgreSQL
IntNumeric(10,0)integer
BigintNumeric(19,0)bigint
DecimalNumeric(p,s)numeric(p,s)
FloatFloatdouble precision
TextCharacter(n)varchar(n)
Long textMemotext
DateDatedate
Datetime(none)timestamp
Binary(none)bytea
BooleanLogicalboolean
JSON(none)jsonb

Dialect differences

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

Propertyin FoxBasein PostgreSQL
port(file-based)5432
identifiers—"double quotes"
row limit(driver dependent)LIMIT n
datesDate (D)timestamp, timestamptz, date, time
long textMemo (M)TEXT
binary—BYTEA

Command line

SideCommand
PostgreSQLpg_dump or COPY ... TO
PostgreSQL (load)COPY ... FROM

No counterpart

  • PostgreSQL has no equivalent for Date and time – it has to be flattened or dropped.
  • PostgreSQL has no equivalent for Binary – it has to be flattened or dropped.
  • PostgreSQL has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.

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