Merge multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to 1 Azure table

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Transfer data from multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to a single Azure table

Login to Visual FoxPro and Azure -> Select source Visual FoxPro tables -> Set the target Azure table -> Copy Visual FoxPro data to Azure

Choose source Visual FoxPro database and logon.

convert Visual FoxPro data to Azure data - Choose Visual FoxPro and logon

Choose target Azure database and logon.

convert Visual FoxPro data to Azure data - Choose Azure and logon

Click “Convert Similar Tables” at task dialog.

Import data from multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to 1 Azure table - Task Window

then show the wizard.

1. Select similar Visual FoxPro tables.

Convert data from multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to 1 Azure table - open query results

2. Select a destination Azure table and config fields.

Combine multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables data to a single Azure table - select table

3. Preview data.

Migrage data from multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to 1 Azure table - preview

4. Import data from multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to a single Azure table.

Merge multiple similar Visual FoxPro tables to a single Azure table - import


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See also:

Visual FoxPro → Azure SQL reference

Type mapping

Value kindin Visual FoxProin Azure SQL
IntNumeric(10,0)int
BigintNumeric(19,0)bigint
DecimalNumeric(p,s)decimal(p,s)
FloatFloatfloat
TextCharacter(n)nvarchar(n)
Long textMemonvarchar(max)
DateDatedate
DatetimeDateTimedatetime2
BinaryGeneralvarbinary(max)
BooleanLogicalbit
JSON(none)nvarchar(max)

Dialect differences

Both Visual FoxPro and Azure SQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.

Propertyin Visual FoxProin Azure SQL
port(file-based)1433
identifiers—[square brackets]
row limit(driver dependent)SELECT TOP n
datesDate (D), DateTime (T)datetime2, date, time
long textMemo (M)nvarchar(max)
binaryGeneral (G)varbinary(max)

Command line

SideCommand
Azure SQLbcp
Azure SQL (load)bcp, or BULK INSERT

No counterpart

  • Azure SQL has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.

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