Want to bulk import TXT files into Visual FoxPro tables at one time?
Try Withdata FileToDB, a desktop TXT to Visual FoxPro converter for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, Convert TXT to Visual 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 files to online services.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Bulk import TXT files into Visual FoxPro tables
Login to Visual FoxPro -> Choose TXT files -> Set Visual FoxPro tables -> Import TXT files to Visual FoxPro tables
Choose Visual FoxPro and logon.
Click “Wizard – N Files To N Tables” at task dialog.
Select the “TXT” file type.
then show the wizard.
1. Select a folder that constains TXT files.
Support large ( > 4GB ) TXT files.
2. Config first TXT file importing options.
3. Set “Import Type”.
4. Map Visual FoxPro tables to TXT files.
5. Summary. Set “Convert Rows” and “Skip Rows” if need.
6. Import TXT files to Visual FoxPro tables, 1 file to 1 table, one by one.
View imported data in Visual FoxPro table
Bulk import TXT files into Visual FoxPro tables in command line
Save “bulk TXT files to Visual FoxPro tables” session, then you can:
- Bulk import TXT files into Visual FoxPro tables in Windows command line.
- Bulk import TXT files into Visual FoxPro tables in Linux command line.
- Bulk import TXT files into Visual FoxPro tables in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for bulk importing TXT files into Visual FoxPro tables
You can schedule and automate this converting task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “TXT to Visual FoxPro” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “TXT to Visual FoxPro” conversion.
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TXT → Visual FoxPro reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in TXT | in Visual FoxPro |
|---|---|---|
| Int | 1234, or right-aligned in a fixed-width column | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | 9007199254740993 | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | 1234.56 | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | 1.234e+10 | Float |
| Text | written as-is; padding depends on the chosen layout | Character(n) |
| Long text | written as-is | Memo |
| Date | whatever the writer chose | Date |
| Datetime | whatever the writer chose | DateTime |
| Binary | not representable | General |
| Boolean | Y / N, or 1 / 0, or TRUE / FALSE | Logical |
| JSON | written as-is | (none) |
Dialect differences
TXT 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 TXT | in Visual FoxPro |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | (file-based) |
| identifiers | None by convention | — |
| row limit | — | (driver dependent) |
| dates | Whatever the writer produced; no convention is guaranteed | Date (D), DateTime (T) |
| long text | — | Memo (M) |
| binary | Not supported | General (G) |
| separator | Whatever was chosen - often fixed column widths | — |
| encoding | No declaration - UTF-8 works only with a BOM | — |
| typing | None - every field is text | — |
| shape | Free form; a parser has to be told the layout | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | No formal limit | — |
No counterpart
- TXT values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in Visual FoxPro.
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