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- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Convert data from Visual FoxPro to Percona
Login to Visual FoxPro and Percona -> Select source Visual FoxPro tables -> Set target Percona tables -> Convert Visual FoxPro to Percona
Choose source Visual FoxPro database and logon.

Choose target Percona database and logon.

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

then show the wizard.
1. Open source Visual FoxPro.

2. List target Percona tables.

3. Select Percona tables to import.

4. Convert data from Visual FoxPro to Percona.

More about Visual FoxPro to Percona converter
See also:
Visual FoxPro → Percona reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Visual FoxPro | in Percona |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | INT |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | BIGINT |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | DECIMAL(p,s) |
| Float | Float | DOUBLE |
| Text | Character(n) | VARCHAR(n) |
| Long text | Memo | LONGTEXT |
| Date | Date | DATE |
| Datetime | DateTime | DATETIME |
| Binary | General | LONGBLOB |
| Boolean | Logical | TINYINT(1) |
| JSON | (none) | JSON |
Dialect differences
Both Visual FoxPro and Percona are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Visual FoxPro | in Percona |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 3306 |
| identifiers | — | `backtick` |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date (D), DateTime (T) | DATETIME, TIMESTAMP, DATE, TIME |
| long text | Memo (M) | TINYTEXT / TEXT / MEDIUMTEXT / LONGTEXT |
| binary | General (G) | BLOB / TINYBLOB / LONGBLOB |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| Percona | mysqldump |
| Percona (load) | mysqlimport, or LOAD DATA INFILE |
No counterpart
- Percona has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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