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Import data from XML file to Visual FoxPro in 4 steps
Choose XML file -> Set Visual FoxPro table -> Preview -> Import
Choose Visual FoxPro and logon.
Click “Wizard – 1 File To 1 Table” at task dialog.
Select the “XML” file type.
then show the wizard.
Step #1. Open an XML file.
Step #2. Select a table and config fields.
Step #3. Preview data.
Step #4. Import.
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XML → Visual FoxPro reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in XML | in Visual FoxPro |
|---|---|---|
| Int | <int>1234</int> | Numeric(10,0) |
| Bigint | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> | Numeric(19,0) |
| Decimal | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> | Numeric(p,s) |
| Float | <float>1.234e10</float> | Float |
| Text | <char>text</char> | Character(n) |
| Long text | <text>multi-line text</text> (entities for & <) | Memo |
| Date | <date>2026-09-18</date> (xs:date with an XSD) | Date |
| Datetime | <datetime>2026-09-18T14:30:00Z</datetime> (xs:dateTime) | DateTime |
| Binary | <blob>base64...</blob> (xs:base64Binary) | General |
| Boolean | <bool>true</bool> | Logical |
| JSON | escaped inside an element, or its own sub-tree | (none) |
Dialect differences
XML is a file format and Visual FoxPro is a database server, so the target has to be told the types the file never carried - the rows below are where the two sides diverge.
| Property | in XML | in Visual FoxPro |
|---|---|---|
| port | — | (file-based) |
| identifiers | Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ... | — |
| row limit | — | (driver dependent) |
| dates | Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play) | Date (D), DateTime (T) |
| long text | — | Memo (M) |
| binary | base64Binary / hexBinary inside text | General (G) |
| separator | Tags, not delimiters | — |
| encoding | Declared in the XML declaration | — |
| typing | None in the markup itself | — |
| shape | Arbitrary tree | Tables of rows and columns |
| ceiling | Whole document is usually parsed into memory | — |
No counterpart
- XML values of kind JSON have nowhere to go in Visual FoxPro.
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