Older Foxpro .db (NOT.dbf) file import into Sql 2008

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Older Foxpro .db (NOT.dbf) file import into Sql 2008

DavidNPD

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August 18, 2010 at 7:35 am

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I am looking to import some data from a group of Foxpro files. these have extension of .DB, .MB, .PX, .VAL, and some .XO# files. These are NOT the newer .DBF files that Visual FoxPro uses. Does anybody have any experience with importing data from this file group into a SQL database? I can't seem to find an older driver to move these into SQL the only one i find is for VFP databases.
Thanks, Dave

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736494 More actions · Answer 1

AFAIK, back to FoxPro for DOS, it used DBF files for storing data, and .IDX by convention for indexes. I don't know what those are.

Ken McKelvey SSCoach Points: 18856 More actions · Answer 2

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.databases.paradox/browse_thread/thread/e528215a0c25cb28

DavidNPD Valued Member Points: 55 More actions · Answer 3

Thats GREAT info, looks like I might have been working off some misinformation on the type of database files thoase are. Sounds like from this link that this is actuall a Paradox databas.

Thanks

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736494 More actions · Answer 4

Let us know if you figure it out. Would be a nice piece of info to keep handy.