At 10:24 AM 9/15/2010, Hans Manhave wrote:
The files (I checked several) have a 0x03 header.
Does that mean I cannot ATTACH it?
There is a whole third party software system that adds & modifies these
DBF tables. I'm wanting to combine those tables (live) with other third
party data (static) that is in Excel or CSV format that I will probably
import in R:Base. Once that is accomplished I want to create forms
and/or reports for the end user to evaluate.
Right now I extract everything to Excel and do it there. The conflict
is that 1. It is a snapshot, 2. Only on my machine. 3. I have to
rewrite the Excel formulas to calculate the data for earlier versions.
I love Excel, but I'm really trying to get this project off my desk and
on the end user's desk as needed.
Going to look into the ODBC suggestion. I know too little to know if
one is advantageous over the other.
Hans,
Technically, if it is a true dBASE file (without being mucked with
the third party vendor(s) to include some proprietary header, etc.),
R:BASE engine should be able to read it. You will still need to keep
the relational integrity, naming conventions and reserved words in
compliance with R:BASE.
If you would like, please send us a sample dBASE file and we should
be able to investigate the cause and provide you with a solution, as
far as R:BASE is concerned.
You may send that sample file to: [email protected]
Very Best R:egards,
Razzak.
