Want to sync data from Visual FoxPro to PostgreSQL ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Visual FoxPro to PostgreSQL converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Synchronize Visual FoxPro to PostgreSQL, 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 PostgreSQL
Login to Visual FoxPro and target PostgreSQL -> Select source Visual FoxPro tables -> Set target PostgreSQL tables -> Sync Visual FoxPro data to PostgreSQL
Choose source Visual FoxPro database and logon.
Choose target PostgreSQL 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 PostgreSQL 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 PostgreSQL tables to sync.
4. Sync Visual FoxPro data to PostgreSQL.
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See also:
Visual FoxPro → PostgreSQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Visual FoxPro | in PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | text |
| Date | Date | date |
| Datetime | DateTime | timestamp |
| Binary | General | bytea |
| Boolean | Logical | boolean |
| JSON | (none) | jsonb |
Dialect differences
Both Visual FoxPro and PostgreSQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Visual FoxPro | in PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 5432 |
| identifiers | — | "double quotes" |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date (D), DateTime (T) | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time |
| long text | Memo (M) | TEXT |
| binary | General (G) | BYTEA |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
No counterpart
- PostgreSQL has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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