Want to migrate from SQL Server to Visual FoxPro?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a SQL Server to Visual FoxPro converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate SQL Server to Visual FoxPro, Easy and Fast.
- Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
- Create Visual FoxPro tables with auto mapping data types. Create Visual FoxPro indexes.
Migrate from SQL Server to Visual FoxPro
Login to SQL Server -> Login to Visual FoxPro -> Select tables to migrate -> Migrate from SQL Server to Visual FoxPro
Choose source SQL Server database and logon.
Choose target Visual FoxPro database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source SQL Server.
2. Set “Import Type”.
3. Select Visual FoxPro tables to migrate.
4. Migrate from SQL Server to Visual FoxPro.
Create Visual FoxPro tables. Copy SQL Server data to Visual FoxPro. Create Visual FoxPro indexes.
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See also:
SQL Server → Visual FoxPro reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL Server | in Visual FoxPro |
|---|---|---|
| Int | int | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | bigint | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | decimal(p,s) | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | float | Float |
| Text | nvarchar(n) | Character(n) |
| Long text | nvarchar(max) | Memo |
| Date | date | Date |
| Datetime | datetime2 | DateTime |
| Binary | varbinary(max) | General |
| Boolean | bit | Logical |
| JSON | nvarchar(max) | (none) |
Dialect differences
Both SQL Server and Visual FoxPro are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in SQL Server | in Visual FoxPro |
|---|---|---|
| port | 1433 | (file-based) |
| identifiers | [square brackets] | — |
| row limit | SELECT TOP n | (driver dependent) |
| dates | datetime, datetime2, date, time | Date (D), DateTime (T) |
| long text | nvarchar(max) | Memo (M) |
| binary | varbinary(max) | General (G) |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| SQL Server | bcp |
| SQL Server (load) | bcp, or BULK INSERT |
No counterpart
- SQL Server values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in Visual FoxPro.
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