Migrate FoxPro to SQLite

Want to migrate from FoxPro to SQLite ?

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

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

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Migrate from FoxPro to SQLite

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

Choose source FoxPro database and logon.

Migrate FoxPro to SQLite - Choose FoxPro and logon

Choose / create target SQLite database and logon.

Migrate FoxPro to SQLite - Choose SQLite and logon

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

migrate from FoxPro to SQLite - Task Window

then show the wizard.

1. Open source FoxPro.

Switch from FoxPro to SQLite - Open source database

2. Set “Import Type”.

Migrate from FoxPro to SQLite - list target tables

3. Select SQLite tables to migrate.

Switch from FoxPro to SQLite - select tables

4. Migrate from FoxPro to SQLite.

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

Switch from FoxPro to SQLite - migrate

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See also:

FoxPro → SQLite reference

Type mapping

Value kindin FoxProin SQLite
IntNumeric(10,0)INTEGER
BigintNumeric(19,0)INTEGER
DecimalNumeric(p,s)NUMERIC
FloatFloatREAL
TextCharacter(n)TEXT
Long textMemoTEXT
DateDateTEXT
Datetime(none)TEXT
BinaryGeneralBLOB
BooleanLogicalINTEGER

Dialect differences

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

Propertyin FoxProin SQLite
identifiers—"double quotes" or [brackets]
row limit(driver dependent)LIMIT n
datesDate (D)TEXT (no date type)
long textMemo (M)TEXT
binaryGeneral (G)BLOB

Command line

SideCommand
SQLitesqlite3 .dump
SQLite (load).import (sqlite3)

No counterpart

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

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