Want to sync data from Visual FoxPro to DB2 ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Visual FoxPro to DB2 converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Synchronize Visual FoxPro to DB2, Easy and Fast.
- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Synchronize data from Visual FoxPro to DB2
Login to Visual FoxPro and target DB2 -> Select source Visual FoxPro tables -> Set target DB2 tables -> Sync Visual FoxPro data to DB2
Choose source Visual FoxPro database and logon.
Choose target DB2 database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source Visual FoxPro tables to sync.
2. List target DB2 tables.
Set “Import Type” to “Replace”, it will do a full synchronization.
Or set “Import Type” to “Upsert”, it will do a upsert synchronization.
3. Select DB2 tables to sync.
4. Sync Visual FoxPro data to DB2.
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See also:
Visual FoxPro → DB2 reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Visual FoxPro | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | INTEGER |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Float | DOUBLE |
| Text | Character(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Memo | CLOB |
| Date | Date | DATE |
| Datetime | DateTime | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | General | BLOB |
| Boolean | Logical | SMALLINT |
| JSON | (none) | CLOB |
Dialect differences
Both Visual FoxPro and DB2 are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Visual FoxPro | in DB2 |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 50000 |
| identifiers | — | "double quotes" |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | FETCH FIRST n ROWS |
| dates | Date (D), DateTime (T) | DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP |
| long text | Memo (M) | CLOB |
| binary | General (G) | BLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| DB2 | EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL |
| DB2 (load) | db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL |
No counterpart
- DB2 has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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