Want to batch copy data from FoxPro tables to SQL Server ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a FoxPro to SQL Server converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Bulk copy FoxPro to SQL Server, Easy and Fast.
- Can run in GUI mode, Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
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Batch copy data from FoxPro tables to SQL Server tables
Login to FoxPro and SQL Server -> Select source FoxPro tables -> Set target SQL Server tables -> Copy FoxPro data to SQL Server
Choose source FoxPro database and logon.
Choose target SQL Server database and logon.
Click “Convert All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Select source FoxPro tables.
2. List target SQL Server tables.
3. Select SQL Server tables to import.
4. Transfer data from FoxPro tables to SQL Server.
More about FoxPro to SQL Server converter
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Windows 64 bit
Windows 32 bit
Linux .deb (For Debian, Ubuntu) 64 bit
Linux .rpm (For Red Hat, Fedora, SUSE) 64 bit
MacOS 64 bit
See also:
- Copy FoxPro table data to SQL Server
- Copy FoxPro query results to SQL Server table
- Merge multiple similar FoxPro tables to 1 SQL Server table
FoxPro → SQL Server reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in FoxPro | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | int |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | bigint |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | decimal(p,s) |
| Float | Float | float |
| Text | Character(n) | nvarchar(n) |
| Long text | Memo | nvarchar(max) |
| Date | Date | date |
| Datetime | (none) | datetime2 |
| Binary | General | varbinary(max) |
| Boolean | Logical | bit |
| 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.
| Property | in FoxPro | in SQL Server |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 1433 |
| identifiers | — | [square brackets] |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | SELECT TOP n |
| dates | Date (D) | datetime, datetime2, date, time |
| long text | Memo (M) | nvarchar(max) |
| binary | General (G) | varbinary(max) |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| 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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