dje@petrus.UUCP (06/21/85)
Does anybody know (besides Ashton-Tate) the method dBASE II uses
to pack its database files? I have a large file that I want to
make into a dBASE database, but I need to know how dBASE does it
in order to convert my file. I dont want to type in all the data
in the file again. There must be someone who knows how its done!
Please send me mail at bellcore!dje if you even *think* you do.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Danny Espinoza
{...!bellcore!dje}ccrms@ucdavis.UUCP (ccrms) (06/25/85)
Mr. Espinosa writes > Does anybody know (besides Ashton-Tate) the method dBASE II uses > to pack its database files? I have a large file that I want to > make into a dBASE database, but I need to know how dBASE does it > in order to convert my file. I dont want to type in all the data > in the file again. The easiest way to get data into a dBASE database is: 1. CREATE a database with the fields in the same order and same length of the fields in your input file. 2. USE this database. 3. APPEND FROM yourfile.TXT SDF If your file is not in columnar format, but is delimited like: "field1","field2","field3" use APPEND FROM yourfile.TXT DELIMITED Hope this works. If not, send mail directly to: Michael Shulman UCD Computer Center ...ucbvax!ucdavis!harpo!ccrms (916)752-1667 8-12,1-5 pacific time