Want to import data from CSV file to FoxBase?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop CSV to FoxBase converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert CSV to FoxBase, 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.
- Convert locally and privately, avoid uploading large or private CSV file(s) to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
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Import data from CSV file to FoxBase
Login to FoxBase -> Choose CSV file -> Set FoxBase table -> Import CSV to FoxBase
Choose FoxBase and logon.
Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” at task dialog.
Select the “CSV” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Open a CSV file.
Support large ( > 4GB ) CSV file.
Here is the file’s content.
2. Select a FoxBase table and config fields.
3. Preview data will be in FoxBase table.
4. Import CSV data to FoxBase.
View imported data in FoxBase table
Import CSV to FoxBase in command line
Save “CSV to FoxBase” session, then you can:
- Import CSV to FoxBase in Windows command line.
- Import CSV to FoxBase in Linux command line.
- Import CSV to FoxBase in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for importing CSV to FoxBase
You can schedule and automate this “CSV to FoxBase” conversion task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “CSV to FoxBase” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “CSV to FoxBase” conversion.
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CSV → FoxBase reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in CSV | in FoxBase |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234 | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | 1234.56 | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | 1.234e+10 | Float |
| Text | quoted only when it contains a comma or a quote | Character(n) |
| Long text | must be quoted; line breaks inside force multi-line records | Memo |
| Date | 2026-09-18 | Date |
| Datetime | 2026-09-18 14:30:00 | (none) |
| Binary | not representable - base64 or hex string | (none) |
| Boolean | TRUE / FALSE, or 1 / 0 depending on the writer | Logical |
| JSON | the whole JSON value quoted, with internal quotes doubled | (none) |
Dialect differences
CSV is a file format and FoxBase 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 CSV | in FoxBase |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | (file-based) |
| identifiers | Double quotes; a literal quote is doubled ("" ) | — |
| row limit | — | (driver dependent) |
| dates | Conventional text: 2026-09-18 or 2026-09-18 14:30:00 | Date (D) |
| long text | — | Memo (M) |
| binary | Not supported | — |
| separator | Comma "," | — |
| encoding | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM | — |
| typing | None - every field is text | — |
| shape | Flat table, optional header row | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | No formal limit; row count bounded by memory | — |
No counterpart
- CSV values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in FoxBase.
- CSV values of kind Binary have nowhere to go in FoxBase.
- CSV values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in FoxBase.
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