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Export data from xBase table to JSON array
Login to xBase -> Choose xBase table -> Set JSON array file options -> Export xBase to JSON array
Choose xBase and logon.
“Export From Table” for “xBase to JSON array”.
Select JSON file type.
1. Choose xBase table.
2. Set JSON array file options.
3. Set rows options.
4. Export xBase data to JSON array.
After exporting, you can view output JSON array file.
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xBase → JSON Array reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in xBase | in JSON Array |
|---|---|---|
| Int | Numeric(10,0) | 1234 (number) |
| Bigint | Numeric(19,0) | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | Numeric(p,s) | 1234.56 (number) |
| Float | Float | 1.234e10 (number) |
| Text | Character(n) | "text" (string) |
| Long text | Memo | "multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string) |
| Date | Date | "2026-09-18" (string) |
| Datetime | (none) | "2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string) |
| Binary | (none) | "base64:..." (string) |
| Boolean | Logical | true / false (boolean) |
| JSON | (none) | nested object or array, kept as structure |
Dialect differences
xBase is a database server and JSON Array is a file format, so the gap is wider than a dialect difference – the rows below are where values and structure stop lining up.
| Property | in xBase | in JSON Array |
|---|---|---|
| port | (file-based) | — |
| identifiers | — | Double quotes; backslash escapes |
| row limit | (driver dependent) | — |
| dates | Date (D) | No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p... |
| long text | Memo (M) | — |
| binary | — | Not supported natively - base64 inside a string |
| separator | — | Braces and commas |
| encoding | — | UTF-8 by definition |
| typing | — | string, number, boolean, null, object, array - no date type |
| shape | Tables of rows and columns | Nested objects and arrays |
| ceiling | — | Whole document is usually parsed into memory |
No counterpart
- JSON Array has no equivalent for Date and time – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- JSON Array has no equivalent for Binary – it has to be flattened or dropped.
- JSON Array has no equivalent for JSON – it has to be flattened or dropped.
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