Migrate Visual FoxPro to Azure

Shiji Pan

1 year ago

Want to migrate from Visual FoxPro to Azure?

Try Withdata DBCopier, a Visual FoxPro to Azure converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Migrate Visual FoxPro to Azure, Easy and Fast.

Step by Step, just a few mouse clicks.
Create Azure tables with auto mapping data types. Create Azure indexes.

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Migrate from Visual FoxPro to Azure

Choose source Visual FoxPro database and logon.

Choose target Azure database and logon.

Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.

then show the wizard.

1. Open source Visual FoxPro.

2. Set “Import Type”.

3. Select Azure tables to migrate.

4. Migrate from Visual FoxPro to Azure.

Create Azure tables. Copy Visual FoxPro data to Azure. Create Azure indexes.

FAQ

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How long does it take to migrate from Visual FoxPro to Azure?

DBCopier works fast. It convert millions of rows within a minute.

Is it safe to migrate from Visual FoxPro to Azure using DBCopier?

Of course! DBCopier migrate from Visual FoxPro to Azure locally, absolutely safe.

Can I migrate from Visual FoxPro to Azure on Linux, Mac OS?

Yes, you can. DBCopier has Linux, Mac OS, and Windows version.

More about Visual FoxPro to Azure converter

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Visual FoxPro → Azure SQL reference

Type mapping

Value kind	in Visual FoxPro	in Azure SQL
Int	`Numeric(10,0)`	`int`
Bigint	`Numeric(19,0)`	`bigint`
Decimal	`Numeric(p,s)`	`decimal(p,s)`
Float	`Float`	`float`
Text	`Character(n)`	`nvarchar(n)`
Long text	`Memo`	`nvarchar(max)`
Date	`Date`	`date`
Datetime	`DateTime`	`datetime2`
Binary	`General`	`varbinary(max)`
Boolean	`Logical`	`bit`
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.

Property	in Visual FoxPro	in Azure SQL
port	`(file-based)`	`1433`
identifiers	`—`	`[square brackets]`
row limit	`(driver dependent)`	`SELECT TOP n`
dates	`Date (D), DateTime (T)`	`datetime2, date, time`
long text	`Memo (M)`	`nvarchar(max)`
binary	`General (G)`	`varbinary(max)`

Command line

Side	Command
Azure SQL	`bcp`
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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