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Sync data from FoxBase to MySQL

Want to sync data from FoxBase to MySQL ?

Try Withdata DBCopier, a FoxBase to MySQL converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Synchronize FoxBase to MySQL, Easy and Fast.

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Synchronize data from FoxBase to MySQL

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

Choose source FoxBase database and logon.

Choose target MySQL 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 MySQL 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 MySQL tables to sync.

4. Sync FoxBase data to MySQL.


More about FoxBase to MySQL converter

See also:

FoxBase → MySQL reference

Type mapping

Value kindin FoxBasein MySQL
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 MySQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.

Propertyin FoxBasein MySQL
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
MySQLmysqldump, 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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