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Merge multiple similar FoxPro tables to 1 SQL Server table

Want to transfer data from multiple similar FoxPro tables to 1 SQL Server table?

Try Withdata DBCopier, a FoxPro to SQL Server converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Copy FoxPro data to SQL Server, Easy and Fast.

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Transfer data from multiple similar FoxPro tables to a single SQL Server table

Login to FoxPro and SQL Server -> Select source FoxPro tables -> Set the target SQL Server table -> Copy FoxPro data to SQL Server

Choose source FoxPro database and logon.

Choose target SQL Server database and logon.

Click “Convert Similar Tables” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

1. Select similar FoxPro tables.

2. Select a destination SQL Server table and config fields.

3. Preview data.

4. Import data from multiple similar FoxPro tables to a single SQL Server table.


More about FoxPro to SQL Server converter

See also:

FoxPro → SQL Server reference

Type mapping

Value kindin FoxProin SQL Server
IntNumeric(10,0)int
BigintNumeric(19,0)bigint
DecimalNumeric(p,s)decimal(p,s)
FloatFloatfloat
TextCharacter(n)nvarchar(n)
Long textMemonvarchar(max)
DateDatedate
Datetime(none)datetime2
BinaryGeneralvarbinary(max)
BooleanLogicalbit
JSON(none)nvarchar(max)

Dialect differences

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

Propertyin FoxProin SQL Server
port(file-based)1433
identifiers—[square brackets]
row limit(driver dependent)SELECT TOP n
datesDate (D)datetime, datetime2, date, time
long textMemo (M)nvarchar(max)
binaryGeneral (G)varbinary(max)

Command line

SideCommand
SQL Serverbcp
SQL Server (load)bcp, or BULK INSERT

No counterpart

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

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