Bulk import data from SQL files to Visual FoxPro tables at one time

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Bulk import SQL files into Visual FoxPro tables

Login to Visual FoxPro -> Choose SQL files -> Set Visual FoxPro tables -> Import SQL files to Visual FoxPro tables

Choose Visual FoxPro and logon.

bulk import SQL files into Visual FoxPro tables - Choose Visual FoxPro and logon

Click “Wizard – N Files To N Tables” at task dialog.

bulk import SQL files into Visual FoxPro tables - task window

Select the “SQL” file type.

bulk load SQL files into Visual FoxPro tables - select file type

then show the wizard.

1. Select a folder that constains SQL files.

bulk import SQL files into Visual FoxPro tables - select a folder

2. Config first SQL file importing options.

bulk import SQL files into Visual FoxPro tables - config first file

3. Set “Import Type”.

bulk import SQL files into Visual FoxPro tables - set tables

4. Map Visual FoxPro tables to SQL files.

bulk import SQL files into Visual FoxPro tables - map

5. Summary. Set “Convert Rows” and “Skip Rows” if need.

bulk import SQL files into Visual FoxPro tables - preview

6. Import SQL files to Visual FoxPro tables, 1 file to 1 table, one by one.

bulk import SQL files into Visual FoxPro tables - import data

View imported data in Visual FoxPro table

bulk import SQL files into Visual FoxPro tables - view data


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Type mapping

Value kindin SQLin Visual FoxPro
IntINTNumeric(10,0)
BigintBIGINTNumeric(19,0)
DecimalDECIMAL(p,s)Numeric(p,s)
FloatDOUBLE PRECISIONFloat
TextVARCHAR(n)Character(n)
Long textTEXT / CLOBMemo
DateDATEDate
DatetimeTIMESTAMPDateTime
BinaryBLOB / BYTEAGeneral
BooleanBOOLEAN / SMALLINTLogical
JSONJSON / TEXT(none)

Dialect differences

SQL is a file format and Visual FoxPro is a database server, so the target has to be told the types the file never carried - the rows below are where the two sides diverge.

Propertyin SQLin Visual FoxPro
port—(file-based)
identifiersTwo competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale...—
row limit—(driver dependent)
datesDepends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ...Date (D), DateTime (T)
long text—Memo (M)
binaryDialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode()General (G)
separatorStatement terminators (;)—
encodingNo declaration—
typingTypes belong to the target database, and they differ betwee...—
shapeStatements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rowsTables of rows and columns
ceilingNo formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i...—

No counterpart

  • SQL values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in Visual FoxPro.

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