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1. Select and run a task from follow list:
- Merge multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to 1 SQL Server table
- Batch copy Visual FoxPro tables to SQL Server
- Copy Visual FoxPro query results to SQL Server table
- Copy Visual FoxPro table data to SQL Server
- Migrate Visual FoxPro to SQL Server
- Sync data from Visual FoxPro to SQL Server
- Convert Visual FoxPro To SQL Server
2. Save session and create .bat file.
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Visual FoxPro → SQL Server reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Visual FoxPro | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | int |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | bigint |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | decimal(p,s) |
| Float | Float | float |
| Text | Character(n) | nvarchar(n) |
| Long text | Memo | nvarchar(max) |
| Date | Date | date |
| Datetime | DateTime | datetime2 |
| Binary | General | varbinary(max) |
| Boolean | Logical | bit |
| JSON | (none) | nvarchar(max) |
Dialect differences
Both Visual FoxPro and SQL Server are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Visual FoxPro | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 1433 |
| identifiers | — | [square brackets] |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | Date (D), DateTime (T) | datetime, datetime2, date, time |
| long text | Memo (M) | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | General (G) | varbinary(max) |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
No counterpart
- SQL Server has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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