Want to transfer data from FoxBase table to SQL Server ?
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- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
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Transfer data from FoxBase table To SQL Server table
Login to FoxBase and SQL Server -> Choose source FoxBase table -> Set target SQL Server table -> Copy FoxBase data to SQL Server
Choose source FoxBase database and logon.
Choose target SQL Server database and logon.
Click “Convert From Table” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a source FoxBase table.
2. Select a destination SQL Server table and config fields.
3. Preview data.
4. Import FoxBase data to SQL Server.
More about FoxBase to SQL Server converter
Download Withdata DBCopier
Windows 64 bit
Windows 32 bit
Linux .deb (For Debian, Ubuntu) 64 bit
Linux .rpm (For Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE) 64 bit
MacOS 64 bit
See also:
- Copy FoxBase query results to SQL Server table
- Merge multiple similar FoxBase tables to 1 SQL Server table
- Batch copy FoxBase tables to SQL Server
FoxBase → SQL Server reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in FoxBase | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | (none) | datetime2 |
| Binary | (none) | varbinary(max) |
| Boolean | Logical | bit |
| JSON | (none) | nvarchar(max) |
Dialect differences
Both FoxBase and SQL Server are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in FoxBase | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 1433 |
| identifiers | — | [square brackets] |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | Date (D) | datetime, datetime2, date, time |
| long text | Memo (M) | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | — | varbinary(max) |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
No counterpart
- SQL Server has no equivalent for Date and time - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- SQL Server has no equivalent for Binary - it has to be flattened or dropped.
- SQL Server has no equivalent for JSON - it has to be flattened or dropped.
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