Copy FoxPro query results to PostgreSQL table

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Transfer data from FoxPro query To PostgreSQL table

Login to FoxPro and PostgreSQL -> Enter source FoxPro query -> Set target PostgreSQL table -> Copy FoxPro query data to PostgreSQL table

Choose source FoxPro database and logon.

convert FoxPro query to PostgreSQL table - Choose FoxPro and logon

Choose target PostgreSQL database and logon.

save FoxPro query results to PostgreSQL table - Choose PostgreSQL and logon

Click “Convert From Query” at task dialog.

Import data from FoxPro query results to PostgreSQL table - Task Window

then show the wizard.

1. Set a FoxPro query.

Convert data from FoxPro query results to PostgreSQL table - open query results

2. Select a destination PostgreSQL table and config fields.

Extract FoxPro query results data to PostgreSQL table - select table

3. Preview data.

Migrage data from FoxPro query results to PostgreSQL table - preview

4. Transfer data from FoxPro query result to PostgreSQL table.

save data from FoxPro query results to PostgreSQL table - import


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FoxPro → PostgreSQL reference

Type mapping

Value kindin FoxProin PostgreSQL
IntNumeric(10,0)integer
BigintNumeric(19,0)bigint
DecimalNumeric(p,s)numeric(p,s)
FloatFloatdouble precision
TextCharacter(n)varchar(n)
Long textMemotext
DateDatedate
Datetime(none)timestamp
BinaryGeneralbytea
BooleanLogicalboolean
JSON(none)jsonb

Dialect differences

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

Propertyin FoxProin PostgreSQL
port(file-based)5432
identifiers—"double quotes"
row limit(driver dependent)LIMIT n
datesDate (D)timestamp, timestamptz, date, time
long textMemo (M)TEXT
binaryGeneral (G)BYTEA

Command line

SideCommand
PostgreSQLpg_dump or COPY ... TO
PostgreSQL (load)COPY ... FROM

No counterpart

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

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