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Convert FoxBase To Oracle

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Convert data from FoxBase to Oracle

Login to FoxBase and Oracle -> Select source FoxBase tables -> Set target Oracle tables -> Convert FoxBase to Oracle

Choose source FoxBase database and logon.

Choose target Oracle database and logon.

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

then show the wizard.

1. Open source FoxBase.

2. List target Oracle tables.

3. Select Oracle tables to import.

4. Convert data from FoxBase to Oracle.


More about FoxBase to Oracle converter

See also:

FoxBase → Oracle reference

Type mapping

Value kindin FoxBasein Oracle
IntNumeric(10,0)NUMBER(10)
BigintNumeric(19,0)NUMBER(19)
DecimalNumeric(p,s)NUMBER(p,s)
FloatFloatBINARY_DOUBLE
TextCharacter(n)VARCHAR2(n)
Long textMemoCLOB
DateDateDATE
Datetime(none)TIMESTAMP
Binary(none)BLOB
BooleanLogicalNUMBER(1)
JSON(none)CLOB

Dialect differences

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

Propertyin FoxBasein Oracle
port(file-based)1521
identifiers—"double quotes"
row limit(driver dependent)FETCH FIRST n ROWS ONLY
datesDate (D)DATE, TIMESTAMP
long textMemo (M)CLOB, NCLOB
binary—BLOB, BFILE

Command line

SideCommand
Oracleexp / expdp
Oracle (load)sqlldr (SQL*Loader)

No counterpart

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

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