Convert FoxPro to Access.

Our DBConvert/DBSync database migration application is intended for fast and accurate conversion and synchronization from obsolete MS Visual Foxpro DBF to MS Access (.mdb or .accdb files).

It is possible to migrate FoxPro databases, .dbc files or conveniently setup a folder with multiple .dbf files as a source.

Microsoft stopped supporting FoxPro in early 2015. So anyone whose business still relies on a FoxPro database must consider what their alternative database engines will be and how soon they can move their data out of their legacy FoxPro database.

For example, a small company where there are few users who rely on an everyday work database might migrate to Access. In this scenario Microsoft Access could be considered as a good replacement for a small FoxPro database.

Also, cross-database synchronization between MS Access and FoxPro would be helpful to automate your routine migration tasks.

Our software will save you time and effort when you convert and synchronize data from FoxPro to MS Access.

NOTE: FoxPro General datatype is not supported.

Supported databases:
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft FoxPro free tables *.DBF
  • FoxPro database *.DBC
 DBConvert for Access & FoxPro

Version: 3.4.9

Release Date: Jan. 31, 2023

 DBSync for Access & FoxPro

Version: 3.4.7

Release Date: Feb. 17, 2022

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DBConvert Studio

 Version: 3.4.0

Release Date: May 17, 2023

Supported databases:

  • SQL Server
  • MySQL
  • MariaDB
  • Percona
  • Oracle
  • PostgreSQL
  • Access
  • FoxPro
  • SQLite
  • Interbase
  • Firebird
  • IBM DB2
  • MS Azure SQL
  • Amazon RDS
  • Amazon Aurora
  • Heroku Postgres
  • Google Cloud

Using FoxPro to Access conversion and synchronization tools.

When you start DBConvert or DBSync application in GUI mode it guides you through several steps to set up the database migration or synchronization:

1. Connect to FoxPro source database.

If a source database requires you to log in, you can specify a user name/ password and host/ port parameters.

Connect to FoxPro source database from DBConvert

2. Connect to Access destination database.

Specifying parameters for destination database looks like the same as for source. Usually, it consists of defining connection settings and username/password pairs.

Connect to Access target database from DBConvert

NOTE #1: Every DBConvert or DBSync tool has two different databases in its name. That means any specified database from a pair can be set up as a source or destination. Besides, the same type of database may be set up both as a source or destination.

As an example, here is the list of possible migration directions with on-premises databases:

  • FoxPro to Access
  • Access to FoxPro
  • FoxPro to FoxPro
  • Access to Access

NOTE #2: Don't be confused by the fact that connections to cloud databases like Amazon RDS, Google Cloud, and Heroku are not explicitly specified in the configuration of a source or destination in the DBConvert / DBSync interface. To connect to Cloud database instances, use the same settings as you do for traditional on-premises databases.

NOTE #3: Your connections to source and target databases stay active until you close DBConvert/ DBSync application or reopen new connections on "source" and "destination" steps.

Read more about the specific source/ destination configurations for different databases.

3. Configure database migration options.

At the next step, you can specify precisely which tables, fields, indices, views you want to transfer to the Access destination database. Just check/ uncheck the box in front of each database object you want to convert.

Customize general database/ tables settings. Or set up a particular table , field, index individually when migrating data from FoxPro to Access.

Check out our articles about Configure database migration options. for detailed information.

The screenshot below sums up general features available in DBConvert software solutions.

4. Detection of potential database migration issues. Errors and Warnings

The database typically constrains certain relations on the data that cannot be violated. On the customization step, a smart error checker verifies all possible Data integrity and Referential integrity issues and highlights them, if any, before performing a migration.

By default, DBConvert tries to automatically map the database types of the source FoxPro database to the closest equivalent of the target Access database types. However, you can manually change the data types for the entire database globally using the "Global mapping" or individually for each field.

Check out Smart error checker. Errors and Warnings for more information.

5. Execution. The final stage of data migration from FoxPro to Access

Once you configure source and destination databases for migration in the previous steps, you can start the actual conversion or synchronization process.

Click the "Commit" button to start conversion. Also, here, you can monitor the migtation/ synchronization process.

Optionally save connection settings and configuration parameters into the session file to schedule the launching of sync or migration jobs regularly.

Execution step of DBConvert products

Read more about execution stage available options.

Command line mode

Previously saved sessions can be passed as parameters to Command-Line DBConvert Client. A session keeps FoxPro source and Access target database connection settings with other specified options.

Example: C:\Program Files\DBConvert\access2foxproPro\access2foxproPro_Cons.exe /Session:"Session_Name"

NOTE: First, you have to run the software in GUI mode to create a session file with initial parameters.

Built-in scheduler.

Our applications come with a built-in scheduler to run database migration and sync jobs at specified times. Just set the scheduled date and time to execute job sessions automatically.

Find more Information about built-in scheduler

DBConvert screenshot

Supported OS:

Requirements

  • Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 x86 Redistributable package
  • MS Visual FoxPro version 9.0 and early, e.g. FoxPro 2.6
  • Access 2000 or higher. Both Access 32/64 versions are supported

Related Links

Highlights

Read information about reverse migration.