Want to sync data from Visual FoxPro to Oracle ?
Try Withdata DBCopier, a Visual FoxPro to Oracle converter for Windows, Mac, and Linux, Synchronize Visual FoxPro to Oracle, 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.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Synchronize data from Visual FoxPro to Oracle
Login to Visual FoxPro and target Oracle -> Select source Visual FoxPro tables -> Set target Oracle tables -> Sync Visual FoxPro data to Oracle
Choose source Visual FoxPro database and logon.
Choose target Oracle 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 Oracle 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 Oracle tables to sync.
4. Sync Visual FoxPro data to Oracle.
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See also:
Visual FoxPro → Oracle reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Visual FoxPro | in Oracle |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | NUMBER(10) |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | NUMBER(19) |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | NUMBER(p,s) |
| Float | Float | BINARY_DOUBLE |
| Text | Character(n) | VARCHAR2(n) |
| Long text | Memo | CLOB |
| Date | Date | DATE |
| Datetime | DateTime | TIMESTAMP |
| Binary | General | BLOB |
| Boolean | Logical | NUMBER(1) |
| JSON | (none) | CLOB |
Dialect differences
Both Visual FoxPro and Oracle are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Visual FoxPro | in Oracle |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 1521 |
| identifiers | — | "double quotes" |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | FETCH FIRST n ROWS ONLY |
| dates | Date (D), DateTime (T) | DATE, TIMESTAMP |
| long text | Memo (M) | CLOB, NCLOB |
| binary | General (G) | BLOB, BFILE |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Oracle | exp / expdp |
| Oracle (load) | sqlldr (SQL*Loader) |
No counterpart
- Oracle has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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