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- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Batch export data from FoxPro tables to JSON files
Login to FoxPro -> Select FoxPro tables -> Set JSON file options -> Export FoxPro tables to JSON
Choose FoxPro and logon.
Click “Export All Tables” at task dialog.
Select JSON file type.
1. Select FoxPro tables to export.
2. Set JSON options.
3. See FoxPro tables to be exported.
4. Set rows options.
5. Export FoxPro data to JSON files.
After exporting, you can view output JSON files.
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See also:
- Export FoxPro table to JSON
- Export FoxPro query results to JSON
- Export multiple similar FoxPro tables to one JSON file
FoxPro → JSON reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in FoxPro | in JSON |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | 1234 (number) |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | 1234.56 (number) |
| Float | Float | 1.234e10 (number) |
| Text | Character(n) | "text" (string) |
| Long text | Memo | "multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string) |
| Date | Date | "2026-09-18" (string) |
| Datetime | (none) | "2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string) |
| Binary | General | "base64:..." (string) |
| Boolean | Logical | true / false (boolean) |
| JSON | (none) | nested object or array, kept as structure |
Dialect differences
FoxPro is a database server and JSON is a file format, so the gap is wider than a dialect difference – the rows below are where values and structure stop lining up.
| Property | in FoxPro | in JSON |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | — |
| identifiers | — | Double quotes; backslash escapes |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | — |
| dates | Date (D) | No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p... |
| long text | Memo (M) | — |
| binary | General (G) | Not supported natively - base64 inside a string |
| separator | — | Braces and commas |
| encoding | — | UTF-8 by definition |
| typing | — | string, number, boolean, null, object, array - no date type |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Nested objects and arrays |
| ceiling | — | Whole document is usually parsed into memory |
No counterpart
- JSON has no equivalent for Date and time – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- JSON has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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