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Merge multiple similar FoxBase tables to 1 MariaDB table

Want to transfer data from multiple similar FoxBase tables to 1 MariaDB table?

Try Withdata DBCopier, a FoxBase to MariaDB converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy FoxBase data to MariaDB, Easy and Fast.

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Transfer data from multiple similar FoxBase tables to a single MariaDB table

Login to FoxBase and MariaDB -> Select source FoxBase tables -> Set the target MariaDB table -> Copy FoxBase data to MariaDB

Choose source FoxBase database and logon.

Choose target MariaDB database and logon.

Click “Convert Similar Tables” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

1. Select similar FoxBase tables.

2. Select a destination MariaDB table and config fields.

3. Preview data.

4. Import data from multiple similar FoxBase tables to a single MariaDB table.


More about FoxBase to MariaDB converter

See also:

FoxBase → MariaDB reference

Type mapping

Value kindin FoxBasein MariaDB
IntNumeric(10,0)INT
BigintNumeric(19,0)BIGINT
DecimalNumeric(p,s)DECIMAL(p,s)
FloatFloatDOUBLE
TextCharacter(n)VARCHAR(n)
Long textMemoLONGTEXT
DateDateDATE
Datetime(none)DATETIME
Binary(none)LONGBLOB
BooleanLogicalTINYINT(1)
JSON(none)JSON

Dialect differences

Both FoxBase and MariaDB are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.

Propertyin FoxBasein MariaDB
port(file-based)3306
identifiers—`backtick`
row limit(driver dependent)LIMIT n
datesDate (D)DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME
long textMemo (M)TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT
binary—BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB

Command line

SideCommand
MariaDBmariadb-dump
MariaDB (load)mariadb-import, or LOAD DATA INFILE

No counterpart

  • MariaDB has no equivalent for Date and time - it has to be flattened or dropped.
  • MariaDB has no equivalent for Binary - it has to be flattened or dropped.
  • MariaDB has no equivalent for JSON - it has to be flattened or dropped.

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