Migrate FoxPro to SQL Server

Want to migrate from FoxPro to SQL Server ?

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

  • Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
  • Create SQL Server tables with auto mapping data types. Create SQL Server indexes.

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Migrate from FoxPro to SQL Server

Login to FoxPro -> Login to SQL Server -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from FoxPro to SQL Server

Choose source FoxPro database and logon.

Migrate FoxPro to SQL Server - Choose FoxPro and logon

Choose target SQL Server database and logon.

Migrate FoxPro to SQL Server - Choose SQL Server and logon

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

migrate from FoxPro to SQL Server - Task Window

then show the wizard.

1. Open source FoxPro.

Switch from FoxPro to SQL Server - Open source database

2. Set “Import Type”.

Migrate from FoxPro to SQL Server - list target tables

3. Select SQL Server tables to migrate.

Switch from FoxPro to SQL Server - select tables

4. Migrate from FoxPro to SQL Server.

Create SQL Server tables. Copy FoxPro data to SQL Server. Create SQL Server indexes.

Switch from FoxPro to SQL Server - migrate

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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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