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- Can run in Command line, for Scheduled Tasks and Streams.
- Support Windows, Linux, and macOS.
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Convert data from Visual FoxPro to PostgreSQL
Login to Visual FoxPro and PostgreSQL -> Select source Visual FoxPro tables -> Set target PostgreSQL tables -> Convert Visual FoxPro to PostgreSQL
Choose source Visual FoxPro database and logon.
Choose target PostgreSQL database and logon.
Click “Wizard – Import All Tables” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
1. Open source Visual FoxPro.
2. List target PostgreSQL tables.
3. Select PostgreSQL tables to import.
4. Convert data from Visual FoxPro to PostgreSQL.
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See also:
Visual FoxPro → PostgreSQL reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in Visual FoxPro | in PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | integer |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | bigint |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | numeric(p,s) |
| Float | Float | double precision |
| Text | Character(n) | varchar(n) |
| Long text | Memo | text |
| Date | Date | date |
| Datetime | DateTime | timestamp |
| Binary | General | bytea |
| Boolean | Logical | boolean |
| JSON | (none) | jsonb |
Dialect differences
Both Visual FoxPro and PostgreSQL are database servers, so the differences below are dialect-level: the same concept is spelled differently on each side.
| Property | in Visual FoxPro | in PostgreSQL |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | 5432 |
| identifiers | — | "double quotes" |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | LIMIT n |
| dates | Date (D), DateTime (T) | timestamp, timestamptz, date, time |
| long text | Memo (M) | TEXT |
| binary | General (G) | BYTEA |
Command line
| Side | Command |
|---|---|
| PostgreSQL | pg_dump or COPY ... TO |
| PostgreSQL (load) | COPY ... FROM |
No counterpart
- PostgreSQL has no equivalent for JSON - it has to be flattened or dropped.
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