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One of my clients has a Foxpro database ( .DBF file). I need to convert it into a SQL Server 2008 database.

Does anyone have any idea how to do this? Kindly give me solution.

Thanks in advance....

sql sql-server sql-server-2008 foxpro visual-foxpro

edited May 29 '13 at 18:21 asked May 29 '13 at 16:56

marc_s Rai Micheal
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You may want to look at setting up a linked server. some info here serverfault.com/questions/361226/… and msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188279.aspx – Ian Kenney May
29 '13 at 17:08

1 Should be pretty easy with the SQL Server Integration Services - just open the .dbf file, transfer the data over into a SQL Server database table - done! – marc_s May 29 '13 at
18:22

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Try the following steps:

1.Create ODBC Data Source to DBF file

2.Using SQL Server Import Data Wizard (right click to database in the SSMS)

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3.Choose Data provider for ODBC as data source

4.Map and import your data

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Andrey Morozov
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You can use the "Upsizing Wizard" from the Visual FoxPro program, it's located on Tools -> Wizards ->
Upsizing Wizard.

If you try this keep on mind two things:

You need add the DBFs to a Database Container (it's a safe procedure: create a new Database
and ADD the tables). BACKUP, those file can't be used as a "Free table" anymore. Again, talking
about data is secure thing.
You may need this into a 32bit concern, AFAIK there is no 64 bits ODBC driver for DBFs o VFP
Databases. And the Upsizing Wizard don't work for OLEDB.

See more about it in this KB article: HOWTO: How to Use the Upsizing (SQL) Wizard in Visual FoxPro

Edit:

I totally forgot the improved Upsizing Wizard in Visual FoxPro 9 SP2, it's way better: (VFP) Upsizing
Simplified

Edit2: This could help: How to use SQL Server 2005 Integration Services (SSIS) to import Visual
FoxPro data into SQL Server.

edited Jun 5 '13 at 15:09 answered May 30 '13 at 1:57

Esparta Palma
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