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Import data from JSON file to Visual FoxPro in 4 steps
Login to Visual FoxPro -> Choose JSON file -> Set Visual FoxPro table -> Import JSON to Visual FoxPro
Choose Visual FoxPro and logon.
Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” at task dialog.
Select the “JSON” file type.
then show the wizard.
Step #1. Open a JSON file.
Step #2. Choose a Visual FoxPro table and config fields.
Step #3. Preview data.
Step #4. Import JSON to Visual FoxPro.
Import JSON to Visual FoxPro in command line
Save session, and then create .bat file for Windows command line, or .sh file for Linux / macOS.
Set scheduled tasks for importing JSON to Visual FoxPro
You can schedule and automate this “JSON to Visual FoxPro” conversion task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for ” to Visual FoxPro” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for ” to Visual FoxPro” conversion.
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JSON → Visual FoxPro reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in JSON | in Visual FoxPro |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234 (number) | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | 1234.56 (number) | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | 1.234e10 (number) | Float |
| Text | "text" (string) | Character(n) |
| Long text | "multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string) | Memo |
| Date | "2026-09-18" (string) | Date |
| Datetime | "2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string) | DateTime |
| Binary | "base64:..." (string) | General |
| Boolean | true / false (boolean) | Logical |
| JSON | nested object or array, kept as structure | (none) |
Dialect differences
JSON is a file format and Visual FoxPro is a database server, so the target has to be told the types the file never carried - the rows below are where the two sides diverge.
| Property | in JSON | in Visual FoxPro |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | (file-based) |
| identifiers | Double quotes; backslash escapes | — |
| row limit | — | (driver dependent) |
| dates | No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p... | Date (D), DateTime (T) |
| long text | — | Memo (M) |
| binary | Not supported natively - base64 inside a string | General (G) |
| separator | Braces and commas | — |
| encoding | UTF-8 by definition | — |
| typing | string, number, boolean, null, object, array - no date type | — |
| shape | Nested objects and arrays | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | Whole document is usually parsed into memory | — |
No counterpart
- JSON values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in Visual FoxPro.
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