Sync data from FoxBase to SQLite

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Synchronize data from FoxBase to SQLite

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

Choose source FoxBase database and logon.

sync FoxBase to SQLite - Choose FoxBase and logon

Choose target SQLite database and logon.

sync FoxBase to SQLite - Choose SQLite and logon

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

sync from FoxBase to SQLite - Task Window

then show the wizard.

1. Select source FoxBase tables to sync.

sync from FoxBase to SQLite - Open source database

2. List target SQLite tables.

Set “Import Type” to “Replace”, it will do a full synchronization.

sync data from FoxBase to SQLite - full synchronization

Or set “Import Type” to “Upsert”, it will do a upsert synchronization.

sync data from FoxBase to SQLite - upsert synchronization

3. Select SQLite tables to sync.

sync from FoxBase to SQLite - select tables

4. Sync FoxBase data to SQLite.

sync from FoxBase to SQLite - sync


More about FoxBase to SQLite converter

See also:

FoxBase → SQLite reference

Type mapping

Value kindin FoxBasein SQLite
IntNumeric(10,0)INTEGER
BigintNumeric(19,0)INTEGER
DecimalNumeric(p,s)NUMERIC
FloatFloatREAL
TextCharacter(n)TEXT
Long textMemoTEXT
DateDateTEXT
Datetime(none)TEXT
Binary(none)BLOB
BooleanLogicalINTEGER

Dialect differences

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

Propertyin FoxBasein SQLite
identifiers—"double quotes" or [brackets]
row limit(driver dependent)LIMIT n
datesDate (D)TEXT (no date type)
long textMemo (M)TEXT
binary—BLOB

Command line

SideCommand
SQLitesqlite3 .dump
SQLite (load).import (sqlite3)

No counterpart

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

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