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Export DBF query result to JSON file using dynamic filename with date and time
Login to DBF -> Enter DBF SQL statement -> Set JSON filename template including date -> Export DBF query to JSON using current date as file name
Choose DBF and logon.
“Export From Query” for “JSON to DBF“.
Select JSON file type.
1. Enter DBF SQL query.
2. Set JSON file options. Enter filename template, including date, #yyyy# is for current year, #mm# month, #dd# day, #hh# hour, #mi# minute, #ss# second.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export DBF query results to JSON file. Dynamically created JSON file name using present system time.
After exporting, you can view output JSON files.
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DBF → JSON reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in DBF | in JSON |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | 1234 (number) |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | 1234.56 (number) |
| Float | Float | 1.234e10 (number) |
| Text | Character(n) | "text" (string) |
| Long text | Memo | "multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string) |
| Date | Date | "2026-09-18" (string) |
| Datetime | (none) | "2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string) |
| Binary | (none) | "base64:..." (string) |
| Boolean | Logical | true / false (boolean) |
| JSON | (none) | nested object or array, kept as structure |
Dialect differences
DBF is a database server and JSON is a file format, so the gap is wider than a dialect difference – the rows below are where values and structure stop lining up.
| Property | in DBF | in JSON |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | — |
| identifiers | — | Double quotes; backslash escapes |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | — |
| dates | Date (D) | No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p... |
| long text | Memo (M) | — |
| binary | — | Not supported natively - base64 inside a string |
| separator | — | Braces and commas |
| encoding | — | UTF-8 by definition |
| typing | — | string, number, boolean, null, object, array - no date type |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Nested objects and arrays |
| ceiling | — | Whole document is usually parsed into memory |
No counterpart
- JSON has no equivalent for Date and time – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- JSON has no equivalent for Binary – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- JSON has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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