xBase to JSON Exporter

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Why Choose DBToFile for xBase to JSON?

✅ Cross-Platform Support: Windows, Linux & macOS
✅ Two Modes: GUI + CLI for automation
✅ Blazing Fast: Millions of rows in minutes
✅ 100% Local & Secure
✅ JSON, JSON Array, JSONL Support
✅ Dynamic Filenames with Date/Time
✅ Full Customization & Batch Export

What You Can Export to JSON

1. Export Single xBase Table to JSON

Convert any xBase table to clean JSON with preview, column mapping, and encoding rules. 📷

2. Export xBase Query Results to JSON

Run custom SQL queries and export filtered results directly to JSON. 📷

3. Batch Export xBase Tables to JSON Files

Export multiple tables to individual JSON files in one operation. 📷

4. Merge Similar xBase Tables to One JSON

Combine structurally similar tables into a single JSON file. 📷

5. xBase to JSON Array

Export data as a formatted JSON array for API and application integration. 📷

6. xBase to JSONL (NDJSON/LDJSON)

Newline-delimited JSON output ideal for big data and stream processing. 📷

7. Dynamic Filenames with Current Date

Auto-generate filenames with timestamp: sales_#yyyy#_#mm#_#dd#.json 📷

Step-by-Step xBase to JSON (GUI Mode)

Step 1: Connect to Your xBase Database

Select xBase as the database type, enter your DBF(xBase) path, format, username, password, and connect. 📷

Step 2: Choose Your Export Type

Table 📷, Query 📷, Batch All Tables 📷, or Merge Similar Tables 📷

Step 3: Customize JSON Output

Set format (JSON / JSON Array / JSONL), filename (static/dynamic), encoding, columns, and date formats. 📷

Step 4: Export & View

Click Start Convert, view real-time progress, and open the JSON file instantly. 📷

CLI Mode for Automation & Scheduled Tasks & AI Agents

Save GUI settings as a session, then run via script for fully automated exports. 📷

Automate exports with command-line mode for cron jobs or Windows Task Scheduler:

DBToFile session="C:\Users\pan\Documents\DBToFile_t.uld" logfile="C:\Users\pan\Documents\DBToFile_t.log"

Or call command-line by AI agents.

Key Features & Customization

JSON Array with custom root name
ISO 8601 & custom date/time formatting
Rename, exclude, and reorder columns
Error logging and export statistics
Bulk processing with low resource usage
Preserve null values, Unicode, and special characters

xBase to JSON — Quick Facts

About this database: Generic xBase dialect - the .dbf format shared by many old tools.
Default port: (file-based)
Identifier quoting: (none)
Row limit syntax: (driver dependent)
Date / time types: Date (D)
Large text type: Memo (M)
Binary type: (none)
Command-line equivalent: (none)

Common Pitfalls When Exporting xBase to JSON

A relational result is flat but JSON is nested - decide whether to emit an array of objects or wrap rows under a key.
JSON has no date type, so dates land as strings and the consumer has to parse them.
Very large integers lose precision in some JSON readers because they are parsed as doubles.
NULL and a missing key are different in JSON - pick one convention or downstream code will break.
A .dbf header carries no encoding marker, so pick the right code page or non-ASCII text breaks.

FAQ

How long does it take to export xBase to JSON?

100,000 rows in seconds; millions of rows in minutes.

Can I export on Linux or macOS?

Yes, native builds for all major operating systems.

Is my data secure?

All conversions run locally — no data is uploaded to any server.

How to use dynamic filenames?

Use tags: #yyyy#, #mm#, #dd#, #hh#, #mi#, #ss#.

Does it support JSONL?

Yes, select JSON Lines as the target format.

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Version: 2026 | Fully updated for latest OS | Windows/Linux/macOS