The short version
A command-line converter that loads Visual FoxPro DBF files into PostgreSQL.
From the HackerLinks archive
pgdbf
A command-line converter that loads Visual FoxPro DBF files into PostgreSQL.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-09-23
Last seen:2026-09-23
Times seen:1
Website:github.com
Why it caught our attention
Its author described successful production use during a legacy-system migration.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-09-23
“For a while we had to run it as a cron job so that people could to data entry in an old VFP app but others could run fast reports on our web app with a postgres backend. It wasn't pretty, but it worked great and helped us get off that ancient stack.”
kstrauser · recommendation · production use
Direct HN comment
Microsoft killed FoxPro in 2007. Anyway, here's FoxPro revived
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Microsoft Access
Microsoft killed FoxPro in 2007. Anyway, here's FoxPro revived
2026-09-23