[REBOL] Re: Why I need DBF
From: pwoodward::cncdsl::com at: 2-Nov-2001 14:05
Boleslav -
this begs a couple of extra questions...
1> Does the capability access the DBF file include write capability, or is
it read-only?
2> Does the DBF read/write code need to be native to REBOL? Or, can you
use a DLL?
There are DLLs available (do a search at Google) that will allow you to read
DBF files in a structured manner. For the most part the available DLLs are
not free - most seem to be shareware - $25 - $50. But, if you need it badly
enough, and it's really all you need - it might be cheaper than /Command.
On the other hand, with REBOL/Command, you could use ODBC to access the DBF
files or whatever database you want to. Additionally, Command is quite a
bit more flexible in that the routines you write could be applied against a
different data source (SQL Server, etc) assuming that the schema of the two
databases were similar.
- Porter