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Sync data from Visual FoxPro to DB2

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Synchronize data from Visual FoxPro to DB2

Login to Visual FoxPro and target DB2 -> Select source Visual FoxPro tables -> Set target DB2 tables -> Sync Visual FoxPro data to DB2

Choose source Visual FoxPro database and logon.

Choose target DB2 database and logon.

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

then show the wizard.

1. Select source Visual FoxPro tables to sync.

2. List target DB2 tables.

Set “Import Type” to “Replace”, it will do a full synchronization.

Or set “Import Type” to “Upsert”, it will do a upsert synchronization.

3. Select DB2 tables to sync.

4. Sync Visual FoxPro data to DB2.


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Visual FoxPro → DB2 reference

Type mapping

Value kindin Visual FoxProin DB2
IntNumeric(10,0)INTEGER
BigintNumeric(19,0)BIGINT
DecimalNumeric(p,s)DECIMAL(p,s)
FloatFloatDOUBLE
TextCharacter(n)VARCHAR(n)
Long textMemoCLOB
DateDateDATE
DatetimeDateTimeTIMESTAMP
BinaryGeneralBLOB
BooleanLogicalSMALLINT
JSON(none)CLOB

Dialect differences

Both Visual FoxPro and DB2 are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.

Propertyin Visual FoxProin DB2
port(file-based)50000
identifiers—"double quotes"
row limit(driver dependent)FETCH FIRST n ROWS
datesDate (D), DateTime (T)DATE, TIME, TIMESTAMP
long textMemo (M)CLOB
binaryGeneral (G)BLOB

Command line

SideCommand
DB2EXPORT TO out.csv OF DEL
DB2 (load)db2 IMPORT FROM file OF DEL

No counterpart

  • DB2 has no equivalent for JSON - it has to be flattened or dropped.

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