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.. dBTools driver ..
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dBTools driver
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You can use the follow xBase-driver:
- dbfntx (Clipper 5.x)
- dbfcmx (Comix 1.0)
- dbfsix (Six-Driver)
- dbfndx (dBase III Plus)
- dbfmdx (dBase IV)
- dbfcdx (Foxpro)
- [dbpx (Paradox)]
- The new clipper-driver (ntx)
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With the new NTX-driver (Clipper 5.2) you can "for/while"-
conditions too.
- The comix-driver
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The new comix-driver 1.0 (for clipper 5.2!) make's very fast index
and create's very small index-files (about 10* smaller then NTX).
At the option->index-menu you can try out the other feauters from
the comix-driver.
- The six-driver
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The six-driver 1.1b (for clipper 5.2!) support foxpro-files
(*.FPT too) and create's quickly small index-files.
If you want to link by yourself the six-driver to dbTools, you may
not link the foxpro-driver DBFCDX in it too, since the DBCDX-driver
is actually same driver as DBFSIX (just with less feauters).
So in this case the DBFCDX-driver will be automaticly ready for use.
- The dBaseIV-driver
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The only thing that i can say about it is:
The driver is unfortunately very slow!
- The paradox-driver
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The paradox-driver is a delicate driver. Whit a wrong Paradox
File-Structure (for example) it is easy to make a programm-crash.
Otherwise it is also no very fast.
Driver-choice
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1. If you load (with F2) a new file, you have the choice for:
- Which driver you want use for this file
- If you want open the new file shared - or exclusive-mode
- (You can set the file-filter. Example: [*.dbf])
2. At the utilities ->configuration-men. you can choose a driver
for current your open file.
3. If you start dBTools you can start with the follow parameter:
- db.exe /d=[driver] (Example: "db demo1 /d=dbfcmx")
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