Import TXT into FoxPro

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Want to import data from TXT file to FoxPro?

Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop TXT to FoxPro converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert TXT to FoxPro, 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 TXT file(s) to online services.
  • Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.

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Import data from TXT file to FoxPro

Login to FoxPro -> Choose TXT file -> Set FoxPro table -> Import TXT to FoxPro

Choose FoxPro and logon.

load TXT data to FoxPro table - Choose FoxPro and logon

Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” at task dialog.

import TXT data to FoxPro table - task window

Select the “TXT” file type.

Import TXT file data to FoxPro table - select file type

then show the wizard.

1. Open a TXT file.

Support large ( > 4GB ) TXT file.

Import Data From TXT File To FoxPro - open TXT file

Here is the file’s content.

Import Data From TXT File To FoxPro - source TXT file

2. Select a FoxPro table and config fields.

Load Data From TXT File To FoxPro - select table

3. Preview data will be in FoxPro table.

Transfer Data From TXT File To FoxPro - preview

4. Import TXT data to FoxPro.

Import Data From TXT File To FoxPro - import data

View imported data in FoxPro table

Convert TXT to FoxPro - view data

Import TXT to FoxPro in command line

Save “TXT to FoxPro” session, then you can:

Set scheduled tasks for importing TXT to FoxPro

You can schedule and automate this “TXT to FoxPro” conversion task by:

  1. Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “TXT to FoxPro” conversion.
  2. Set scheduled task for “TXT to FoxPro” conversion.

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TXT → FoxPro reference

Type mapping

Value kindin TXTin FoxPro
Int1234, or right-aligned in a fixed-width columnNumeric(10,0)
Bigint9007199254740993Numeric(19,0)
Decimal1234.56Numeric(p,s)
Float1.234e+10Float
Textwritten as-is; padding depends on the chosen layoutCharacter(n)
Long textwritten as-isMemo
Datewhatever the writer choseDate
Datetimewhatever the writer chose(none)
Binarynot representableGeneral
BooleanY / N, or 1 / 0, or TRUE / FALSELogical
JSONwritten as-is(none)

Dialect differences

TXT is a file format and 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.

Propertyin TXTin FoxPro
port—(file-based)
identifiersNone by convention—
row limit—(driver dependent)
datesWhatever the writer produced; no convention is guaranteedDate (D)
long text—Memo (M)
binaryNot supportedGeneral (G)
separatorWhatever was chosen - often fixed column widths—
encodingNo declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM—
typingNone - every field is text—
shapeFree form; a parser has to be told the layoutTables of rows and columns
ceilingNo formal limit—

No counterpart

  • TXT values of kind Date and time have nowhere to go in FoxPro.
  • TXT values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in FoxPro.

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