FoxPro

FoxPro Migration Tools

Migrate Visual FoxPro, DBC databases, and standalone DBF / dBase / Clipper / XBase files into SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, or SQLite — dedicated converter for each target.

Conversion Tools
Sync Solutions
FoxPro overview

FoxPro & Visual FoxPro

Legacy migration and synchronization tools

Microsoft FoxPro and Visual FoxPro were widely used DBF-based database systems for desktop business applications. With Visual FoxPro long out of mainstream support, many organizations need reliable paths to modern database platforms.

DBConvert tools help modernize FoxPro data by moving tables, database containers, memo fields, and relationships into current relational databases while preserving data integrity.

Legacy
Modernization
Future-proof migration
Data
Integrity
Preserve relationships
Business
Continuity
Minimal disruption

About FoxPro & Visual FoxPro

A DBF-based platform that powered many line-of-business applications

FoxPro Legacy

Originally developed by Fox Software and later acquired by Microsoft, FoxPro dominated desktop database development in the 1980s and 1990s.

FoxPro 2.0, 2.5, 2.6 support
DBF-based data structures
Rapid application development heritage

Visual FoxPro Era

Visual FoxPro added object-oriented programming, richer data manipulation, form designers, and database containers for more complex desktop systems.

Visual FoxPro 3.0 - 9.0
Database containers (.dbc)
Free tables (.dbf)

End-of-Life Pressure

Visual FoxPro reached end of life in 2007, leaving organizations with unsupported but business-critical applications and data stores.

No longer supported by Microsoft
Security and maintenance concerns
Limited scalability

Migration Benefits

Moving FoxPro data to modern platforms improves security, availability, reporting, cloud readiness, and integration with current development tools.

Modern security features
Cloud scalability
Integration capabilities

FoxPro Migration Destinations

Migrate FoxPro applications and data to modern database platforms

Microsoft SQL Server

  • • SQL Server 2008 - 2022
  • • SQL Server Express
  • • Azure SQL Database
  • • SQL Server on Linux

MySQL Family

  • • MySQL 5.x - 8.x
  • • MariaDB
  • • Amazon Aurora MySQL
  • • Google Cloud MySQL

PostgreSQL

  • • PostgreSQL 9.x - 15.x
  • • Amazon RDS PostgreSQL
  • • Google Cloud PostgreSQL

Oracle Database

  • • Oracle 11g - 21c
  • • Oracle Cloud
  • • Oracle Express Edition
  • • Oracle Autonomous Database

Microsoft Access

  • • Access 2000 - 2021
  • • MDB format
  • • ACCDB format
  • • Office 365 Access

SQLite

  • • SQLite 3.x
  • • Mobile applications
  • • Embedded systems
  • • Local databases

DBConvert FoxPro Migration Solutions

Tools designed for FoxPro and Visual FoxPro modernization

Legacy Database Migration

Migrate from FoxPro and Visual FoxPro to modern database platforms. DBConvert tools understand DBF structures, database containers (.dbc), and free tables (.dbf).

Data Synchronization

Keep legacy FoxPro systems synchronized with modern databases during staged migration periods, reducing disruption while data is moved.

Structure Preservation

Maintain table structures, indexes, relationships, and validation rules during migration.

Data Integrity

Validation keeps FoxPro data accurate and complete in the target database system.

Business Logic Mapping

FoxPro data types, expressions, and rules are mapped to target platform equivalents.

Ready to Modernize FoxPro Applications?

Move legacy FoxPro systems into modern, scalable database solutions.

Advanced FoxPro Migration Features

Tools for handling complex FoxPro database migrations

Database Container Support

Support for Visual FoxPro database containers (.dbc), including tables, relationships, triggers, views, and free tables (.dbf) with automatic type mapping.

Database containers (.dbc)
Free tables (.dbf)
Memo fields (.fpt)

Relationship Preservation

Detect and recreate table relationships, primary keys, foreign keys, and referential integrity rules in the target database.

Primary key constraints
Foreign key relationships
Referential integrity

Data Type Conversion

Convert FoxPro-specific data types including Currency, DateTime, General, and Memo fields to appropriate equivalents in modern databases.

Currency to DECIMAL/MONEY
DateTime to DATETIME/TIMESTAMP
Memo to TEXT/CLOB

Incremental Migration

Phase FoxPro migrations while keeping business operations running and reducing downtime during the transition.

Phase-by-phase migration
Real-time synchronization
Minimal business disruption