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Convert FoxBase To PostgreSQL

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Convert data from FoxBase to PostgreSQL

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

Choose source FoxBase database and logon.

Choose target PostgreSQL database and logon.

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

then show the wizard.

1. Open source FoxBase.

2. List target PostgreSQL tables.

3. Select PostgreSQL tables to import.

4. Convert data from FoxBase to PostgreSQL.


More about FoxBase to PostgreSQL converter

See also:

FoxBase → PostgreSQL reference

Type mapping

Value kindin FoxBasein PostgreSQL
IntNumeric(10,0)integer
BigintNumeric(19,0)bigint
DecimalNumeric(p,s)numeric(p,s)
FloatFloatdouble precision
TextCharacter(n)varchar(n)
Long textMemotext
DateDatedate
Datetime(none)timestamp
Binary(none)bytea
BooleanLogicalboolean
JSON(none)jsonb

Dialect differences

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

Propertyin FoxBasein PostgreSQL
port(file-based)5432
identifiers—"double quotes"
row limit(driver dependent)LIMIT n
datesDate (D)timestamp, timestamptz, date, time
long textMemo (M)TEXT
binary—BYTEA

Command line

SideCommand
PostgreSQLpg_dump or COPY ... TO
PostgreSQL (load)COPY ... FROM

No counterpart

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

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