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[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