troubleshooting Question
Nightly transfer of Visual FoxPro 9 database (Windows 8) to MS SQL 2016 (Windows 2012 R2).
Dawn Cassara asked on
I've tried everything I can find on the internet on how to get data from VFXP 9 on a Windows 8 machine to MS SQL Express 2016 on a Windows 2012 R2 server. Two weeks I've been trying.
I've tried setting up a linked server, but the instructions on that assumes more knowledge than I have - I can't get it working and that may be because they were written for different machines than I'm using.
I need some help on database drivers and ODBC set up - I think I may have that, but not sure since I can't get linked servers working.
If I understand the concept of linked servers correctly, I could then write a PHP program to move the data from one to the other and set up a nightly run on the Task Scheduler.
I'd need a connection string to a DBF database container or the individual tables on a different machine to do that.
Worse case, I get the VFXP data into a CSV file and write a program to import that, but if linked server will work, that would be much better.
Anyone knowledgeable on this?
I've tried setting up a linked server, but the instructions on that assumes more knowledge than I have - I can't get it working and that may be because they were written for different machines than I'm using.
I need some help on database drivers and ODBC set up - I think I may have that, but not sure since I can't get linked servers working.
If I understand the concept of linked servers correctly, I could then write a PHP program to move the data from one to the other and set up a nightly run on the Task Scheduler.
I'd need a connection string to a DBF database container or the individual tables on a different machine to do that.
Worse case, I get the VFXP data into a CSV file and write a program to import that, but if linked server will work, that would be much better.
Anyone knowledgeable on this?
Learn from the best
Network and collaborate with thousands of CTOs, CISOs, and IT Pros rooting for you and your success.
Andrew Hancock - VMware vExpert
See if this solution works for you by signing up for a 7 day free trial.
Unlock 1 Answer and 7 Comments.
Try for 7 days”The time we save is the biggest benefit of E-E to our team. What could take multiple guys 2 hours or more each to find is accessed in around 15 minutes on Experts Exchange.
Our community of experts have been thoroughly vetted for their expertise and industry experience.