Trying to Import FoxPro DBF File to SQL Server

Question

As the title says, I\'m trying to import a FoxPro dbf file into sql server using openrowset. At first I tried to export the DBF to an xls file and import using the Import/Ex

Answer 1

Try using VFPOLEDB.1 as the provider. You may be experiencing driver version issues.

Answer 2

Pat, you can use DBF Commander Pro for this task.

Download it, install, then click File -> Export to DBMS. In the window appears click Build button in order to build the connection string: select MS OLEDB Provider for SQL Server, then choose your server from the list, provide login and password, select a database, click OK:

In the Export to DBMS window select the destination table you want to import source DBF file to, then click Export.

More info on import and export DBF to a database you can find here.

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