Extract text from FKY files
To convert your FKY file to another format, you need Visual FoxPro or other Settings software.
To convert other file formats to the "Automation Macro" file type, you need software like Visual FoxPro or a similar tool.
The .FKY file extension serves as a Keyboard Macro file, primarily generated by the now-discontinued Microsoft Visual FoxPro (and its predecessor, FoxPro for DOS/Windows). These files act as automation containers, storing sequences of keystrokes assigned to specific function keys or shortcuts to speed up repetitive database management tasks.
Because Microsoft officially ended support for Visual FoxPro in 2015, these files are effectively orphaned. The primary catch for users is proprietary lock-in: .FKY files are often binary or encoded in a way that renders them unreadable in standard text editors like Notepad++. Users migrating legacy database systems to modern SQL environments often need to extract the logic embedded in these macros but find themselves blocked by the format's obscurity.
For archival and migration purposes, the best approach is to convert these files to TXT (Plain Text) to decipher the macro commands, or PDF for documentation.
Convert.Guru analyzes your FKY file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
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If you want to convert FKY file to EXE, MSI, APP, DMG, DEB, RPM, PKG, RUN, SH, BAT, CMD or COM, you can use Visual FoxPro or similar software from the "Keyboard Macro Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert JAR, APP, SCR, IPA, COM, AAB, PS1, DMG, VBS, EXE, XAPK or MSI files to FKY, try Visual FoxPro or another comparable tool in the "Keyboard Macro Storage" category.
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