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1. Select and run a task from follow list:
- Merge multiple similar FoxBase tables to 1 MySQL table
- Batch copy FoxBase tables to MySQL
- Copy FoxBase query results to MySQL table
- Copy FoxBase table data to MySQL
- Migrate FoxBase to MySQL
- Sync data from FoxBase to MySQL
- Convert FoxBase To MySQL
2. Save session and create .bat file.
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FoxBase → MySQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in FoxBase | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | INT |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Float | DOUBLE |
| Text | Character(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Memo | LONGTEXT |
| Date | Date | DATE |
| Datetime | (none) | DATETIME |
| Binary | (none) | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | Logical | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | (none) | JSON |
Dialect differences
Both FoxBase and MySQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in FoxBase | in MySQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 3306 |
| identifiers | — | `backtick` |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date (D) | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | Memo (M) | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | — | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| MySQL | mysqldump, or mysql -e "SELECT ..." > out.csv |
| MySQL (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
No counterpart
- MySQL has no equivalent for Date and time – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- MySQL has no equivalent for Binary – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- MySQL has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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