Migrate FoxPro to PostgreSQL

Want to migrate from FoxPro to PostgreSQL ?

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

  • 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 FoxPro to PostgreSQL

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

Choose source FoxPro database and logon.

Migrate FoxPro to PostgreSQL - Choose FoxPro and logon

Choose target PostgreSQL database and logon.

Migrate FoxPro to PostgreSQL - Choose PostgreSQL and logon

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

migrate from FoxPro to PostgreSQL - Task Window

then show the wizard.

1. Open source FoxPro.

Switch from FoxPro to PostgreSQL - Open source database

2. Set “Import Type”.

Migrate from FoxPro to PostgreSQL - list target tables

3. Select PostgreSQL tables to migrate.

Switch from FoxPro to PostgreSQL - select tables

4. Migrate from FoxPro to PostgreSQL.

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

Switch from FoxPro to PostgreSQL - migrate

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FoxPro → PostgreSQL reference

Type mapping

Value kindin FoxProin 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
BinaryGeneralbytea
BooleanLogicalboolean
JSON(none)jsonb

Dialect differences

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

Propertyin FoxProin PostgreSQL
port(file-based)5432
identifiers—"double quotes"
row limit(driver dependent)LIMIT n
datesDate (D)timestamp, timestamptz, date, time
long textMemo (M)TEXT
binaryGeneral (G)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 JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.

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