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Batch export data from FoxBase tables to SQL files
Login to FoxBase -> Select FoxBase tables -> Set SQL file options -> Export FoxBase tables to SQL
Choose FoxBase and logon.
Click “Export All Tables” at task dialog.
Select SQL file type.
1. Select FoxBase tables to export.
2. Set SQL options.
3. See FoxBase tables to be exported.
4. Set rows options.
5. Export FoxBase data to SQL files.
After exporting, you can view output SQL files.
More about FoxBase to SQL converter
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See also:
- Export FoxBase table to SQL
- Export FoxBase query results to SQL
- Export multiple similar FoxBase tables to one SQL file
FoxBase → SQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in FoxBase | in SQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | INT |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Float | DOUBLE PRECISION |
| Text | Character(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Memo | TEXT / CLOB |
| Date | Date | DATE |
| Datetime | (none) | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | (none) | BLOB / BYTEA |
| Boolean | Logical | BOOLEAN / SMALLINT |
| JSON | (none) | JSON / TEXT |
Dialect differences
FoxBase is a database server and SQL 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 FoxBase | in SQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | — |
| identifiers | — | Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale... |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | — |
| dates | Date (D) | Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ... |
| long text | Memo (M) | — |
| binary | — | Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode() |
| separator | — | Statement terminators (;) |
| encoding | — | No declaration |
| typing | — | Types belong to the target database, and they differ betwee... |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Statements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rows |
| ceiling | — | No formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i... |
No counterpart
- SQL has no equivalent for Date and time - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- SQL has no equivalent for Binary - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- SQL has no equivalent for JSON - it has to be flattened or dropped.
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