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Try Withdata DBCopier, a Visual FoxPro to Azure converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate Visual FoxPro to Azure, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create Azure tables with auto mapping data types. Create Azure indexes.
Migrate from Visual FoxPro to Azure
Login to Visual FoxPro -> Login to Azure -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from Visual FoxPro to Azure
Choose source Visual FoxPro database and logon.
Choose target Azure database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source Visual FoxPro.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select Azure tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from Visual FoxPro to Azure.
Create Azure tables. Copy Visual FoxPro data to Azure. Create Azure indexes.
FAQ
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See also:
Visual FoxPro → Azure SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Visual FoxPro | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Azure SQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Visual FoxPro | in Azure SQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 1433 |
| identifiers | — | [square brackets] |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | Date (D), DateTime (T) | datetime2, date, time |
| long text | Memo (M) | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | General (G) | varbinary(max) |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Azure SQL | bcp |
| Azure SQL (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
No counterpart
- Azure SQL has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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