Want to import data from each table in a SQL file to a separate Visual FoxPro table?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a SQL to Visual FoxPro converter, Import each table data in a SQL file to a separate Visual FoxPro table, 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.
- Import SQL to Visual FoxPro locally and privately, avoid uploading SQL file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Import data from each table in a SQL file to a separate Visual FoxPro table
Select tables in SQL file -> Set Visual FoxPro tables -> Import SQL data to Visual FoxPro
Choose Visual FoxPro and logon.
Click “Wizard – 1 File To N Tables” at task dialog.
Select the “SQL” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a SQL file, select tables.
2. Show existing Visual FoxPro tables, choose “Import Type”.
3. Set Visual FoxPro tables.
4. Show summary, set “Convert Rows”.
5. Import data from each table in a SQL file to a separate Visual FoxPro table.
View imported data in Visual FoxPro table
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SQL → Visual FoxPro reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in SQL | in Visual FoxPro |
|---|---|---|
| Int | INT | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | BIGINT | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | DECIMAL(p,s) | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | DOUBLE PRECISION | Float |
| Text | VARCHAR(n) | Character(n) |
| Long text | TEXT / CLOB | Memo |
| Date | DATE | Date |
| Datetime | TIMESTAMP | DateTime |
| Binary | BLOB / BYTEA | General |
| Boolean | BOOLEAN / SMALLINT | Logical |
| JSON | JSON / TEXT | (none) |
Dialect differences
SQL 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 SQL | in Visual FoxPro |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | (file-based) |
| identifiers | Two competing conventions: single-quoted literals and diale... | — |
| row limit | — | (driver dependent) |
| dates | Depends on the dialect: DATE literals, TO_DATE(), or plain ... | Date (D), DateTime (T) |
| long text | — | Memo (M) |
| binary | Dialect-specific: X-quoted literal, 0x hex, or decode() | General (G) |
| separator | Statement terminators (;) | — |
| encoding | No declaration | — |
| typing | Types belong to the target database, and they differ betwee... | — |
| shape | Statements; a dump usually means CREATE TABLE plus INSERT rows | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | No formal limit, but a single INSERT statement has to fit i... | — |
No counterpart
- SQL values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in Visual FoxPro.
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