Want to migrate from FoxBase to Redshift?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a FoxBase to Redshift converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate FoxBase to Redshift, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create Redshift tables with auto mapping data types. Create Redshift indexes.
Migrate from FoxBase to Redshift
Login to FoxBase -> Login to Redshift -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from FoxBase to Redshift
Choose source FoxBase database and logon.
Choose target Redshift database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source FoxBase.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select Redshift tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from FoxBase to Redshift.
Create Redshift tables. Copy FoxBase data to Redshift. Create Redshift indexes.
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See also:
FoxBase → Redshift reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in FoxBase | 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 | (none) | timestamp |
| Boolean | Logical | boolean |
| JSON | (none) | super |
Dialect differences
Both FoxBase and Redshift are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in FoxBase | in Redshift |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 5439 |
| identifiers | — | "double quotes" |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date (D) | timestamp, date |
| long text | Memo (M) | VARCHAR(MAX) |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Redshift | UNLOAD to S3 |
| Redshift (load) | COPY from S3 |
No counterpart
- Redshift has no equivalent for Date and time – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- Redshift has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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