Want to migrate from FoxPro to MariaDB?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a FoxPro to MariaDB converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate FoxPro to MariaDB, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create MariaDB tables with auto mapping data types. Create MariaDB indexes.
Migrate from FoxPro to MariaDB
Login to FoxPro -> Login to MariaDB -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from FoxPro to MariaDB
Choose source FoxPro database and logon.
Choose target MariaDB database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source FoxPro.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select MariaDB tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from FoxPro to MariaDB.
Create MariaDB tables. Copy FoxPro data to MariaDB. Create MariaDB indexes.
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See also:
FoxPro → MariaDB reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in FoxPro | in MariaDB |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | INT |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Float | DOUBLE |
| Text | Character(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Memo | LONGTEXT |
| Date | Date | DATE |
| Datetime | (none) | DATETIME |
| Binary | General | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | Logical | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | (none) | JSON |
Dialect differences
Both FoxPro and MariaDB are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in FoxPro | in MariaDB |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 3306 |
| identifiers | — | `backtick` |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date (D) | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | Memo (M) | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | General (G) | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MariaDB | mariadb-dump |
| MariaDB (load) | mariadb-import, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
No counterpart
- MariaDB has no equivalent for Date and time – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- MariaDB has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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