hendricp@wanda.waiariki.ac.nz (Peter Hendricks) (08/28/90)
A colleague is looking for C routines to access DBase III+ files. If anyone knows of such routines, commercial or otherwise, please email me. I will summarise, if there is enough interest. He's looking at writing a commercial program, so I think he'd be quite happy to spend some of his employer's money for useful stuff. Thanks, Peter
awd@dbase.A-T.COM (Alastair Dallas) (09/06/90)
In article <79.26da8e27@wanda.waiariki.ac.nz>, hendricp@wanda.waiariki.ac.nz (Peter Hendricks) writes: > A colleague is looking for C routines to access DBase III+ files. Here are a couple of sources I am familiar with. I'm sure there are others. This in no way should suggest an endorsement by me, much less Ashton-Tate. I haven't used these products, but I know they are real not vapor, at least. Apex Database Library Apex Software Corporation 4516 Henry Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (412) 681-4343 dBC III PLUS Lattice Glen Ellyn, IL (from memory--I don't have the address) (Available from the Programmer's Shop and others) Speaking personally, I'd like to hear what you'd like to see in such a product were Ashton-Tate to make such a thing available. /alastair/
eric@wdl1.wdl.fac.com (Eric Kuhnen) (09/07/90)
In article <79.26da8e27@wanda.waiariki.ac.nz>, hendricp@wanda.waiariki.ac.nz (Peter Hendricks) writes: >A colleague is looking for C routines to access DBase III+ files. The dBASE III+ docs give a description of dBASE files. It is a simple matter to use some file viewing utility to see the file in hex and trace out the mapping from the description in the doc. From there you should be able to write your own routines to access the files. I wrote a compression program that simply stripped out excess blank. Unfortunately, it's in Pascal and on 5 1/4 disks. But you should be able to follow the docs easily enough. Good luck! "Q"
userLEEN@mts.ucs.UAlberta.CA (Nadine Leenders) (09/12/90)
In article <79.26da8e27@wanda.waiariki.ac.nz>, hendricp@wanda.waiariki.ac.nz (Peter Hendricks) writes: > A colleague is looking for C routines to access DBase III+ files. My brother's company sells a subroutine library that will access DBase III files. I just called him up to find out the latest information, and this is what he said: The product is Code Base 4.2, it is compatable with DBase III, IV, Clipper, and with Data, Index, and Memo files. The company will send out a free demo disk and offers a money back guarantee. The product costs $295. US, includes source and is multi-user. Address and phone numbers: Sequiter Software Inc. #209 9644-54 Ave. Edmonton, Alberta Canada T6E 5E1 (403) 448-0313 FAX - (403) 448-0315
awd@dbase.A-T.COM (Alastair Dallas) (09/14/90)
Another C library for accessing dBASE files just came to my attention at the Ashton-Tate Technical Conference which just concluded in Anaheim. It's called AccSys, and its available in single and multi-user, with source or without, and a version for Paradox is also available. The no-source single-user version is $395. Copia International, Ltd. 1964 Richton Drive Wheaton, IL 60187 (708) 682-8898 Fax: (708) 665-9841 As before, no endorsement by me or Ashton-Tate should be implied. I haven't even seen the software in question. /alastair/
hughesl@nyssa.CS.ORST.EDU (Larry Hughes) (09/14/90)
Or if you would rather save yourself some expense *and* get a hands-on real working "demo" - SoftC is a product available as shareware from the Aston- Tate User Support BB or in their area on CI$. It is also available by anon- ymous FTP from wuarchive\mirrors\msdos\dbase. A friend of mine who has pur- chased a copy of CodeBase says that they are both good and pretty much equi- valent in functions and operation. Unfortunately, I cannot find the price to register SoftC, but it offers some savings over CodeBase. leh