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Sync data from FoxBase to MariaDB

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Synchronize data from FoxBase to MariaDB

Login to FoxBase and target MariaDB -> Select source FoxBase tables -> Set target MariaDB tables -> Sync FoxBase data to MariaDB

Choose source FoxBase database and logon.

Choose target MariaDB database and logon.

Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

1. Select source FoxBase tables to sync.

2. List target MariaDB tables.

Set “Import Type” to “Replace”, it will do a full synchronization.

Or set “Import Type” to “Upsert”, it will do a upsert synchronization.

3. Select MariaDB tables to sync.

4. Sync FoxBase data to MariaDB.


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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