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- From: rwatson@alsvid.une.edu.au (Richard Watson)
- Newsgroups: comp.databases
- Subject: dbase file formats - summary
- Message-ID: <Bu76u9.BtL@alsvid.une.edu.au>
- Date: 7 Sep 92 07:44:32 GMT
- Organization: University of New England - Northern Rivers (Lismore)
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- Recently I enquired about dbase file formats.
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- I recieved a number of posts. _THANKS_
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- Here is what I got:
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- A few respondants reconnended:
- Rick Spence
- Clipper Programming Guide
- Microtrend Books 1989
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- Also worth looking for (no promises though) is
- Walden, Jeff
- File Formats for Popular PC software
- Wiley, 1989
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- I also recieved some code to access .dbf and .ndx files from
- William Wilson (wew@naucse.cse.nau.edu) - here is his README:
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- Using the ndx programs
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- Background
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- It took me near to a month in time to decipher the way dBASE uses .ndx files.
- Given that, if the code is used in any commercial or money making ventures,
- please send me $10 to register the code. The .ndx file format is not
- published or disclosed by any of the xBASE language developers. As a
- minimum, my name must be included in any code that the .ndx utilities
- are included in. It must also appear in your documentation.
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- Specifics
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- The files included with this set are:
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- readme.ndx This file.
- chkndx.c A utility to check the index key string.
- dbndx.c A sample program showing how to parse a file using the index.
- dbndx.h A header file used with the sample programs.
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- You may use the sample to code to learn how to manipulate the .ndx files
- with dBASE databases.
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- I also have sample code that shows how to read and write dBASE III & IV
- memory variable save files.
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- William E. Wilson
- Box 1215
- Flagstaff, AZ 86001
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- good luck
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- Richard
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- Richard Watson e-mail:rwatson@alsvid.une.edu.au phone:+61 66 203625
- Centre for Computing & Maths, UNE-Northern Rivers, Lismore, AUSTRALIA
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