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- --------X-DBase II-O------------------------
-
- The DBase II file format. The dBASE II file header has a fixed size of
- 521 bytes.
-
- OFFSET Count TYPE Description
- 0000h 1 byte dBASE version, 02h = dBASE II
- 0001h 1 word Number of data records in file
- ="NDR"
- 0003h 1 byte Month of last update
- 0004h 1 byte Day of last update
- 0005h 1 byte Year of last update
- 0006h 1 word Size of each data record
- ="DRS"
- 0008h 64 rec Field descriptors
- 11 char ASCIIZ field name, 0Dh as first
- char indicates end of list.
- 1 char Data type
- 'C' - Char
- 'N' - Numerical
- 'L' - Logical
- 1 byte Field length
- 1 word Field data address ( set in RAM )
- 1 byte Number of decimal places
- 0208h 1 byte If 0Dh, then all 32 field descriptors were used;
- otherwise 00h
- EXTENSION:DBF
- OCCURENCES:PC
- PROGRAMS:DBase
- SEE ALSO:DBASE III,XBase
- VALIDATION:FileSize="NDR"*"DRS"+0208h
-