Want to sync data from Visual FoxPro to MariaDB?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Visual FoxPro to MariaDB converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Synchronize Visual FoxPro to MariaDB, 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 MariaDB
Login to Visual FoxPro and target MariaDB -> Select source Visual FoxPro tables -> Set target MariaDB tables -> Sync Visual FoxPro data to MariaDB
Choose source Visual FoxPro database and logon.
Choose target MariaDB 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 MariaDB 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 MariaDB tables to sync.
4. Sync Visual FoxPro data to MariaDB.
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See also:
Visual FoxPro → MariaDB reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Visual 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 | DateTime | DATETIME |
| Binary | General | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | Logical | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | (none) | JSON |
Dialect differences
Both Visual FoxPro and MariaDB are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Visual FoxPro | in MariaDB |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 3306 |
| identifiers | — | `backtick` |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date (D), DateTime (T) | 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 JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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