[comp.databases] Tranlating DBASE4 to C and ....

desouza@math.berkeley.edu (Paulo de Souza) (06/12/89)

I am just going to undertake a big task of creating a library automation
program in DBASE4 for a local library. The general sketch of the program
at this point looks like that: We are going to do the development     in
DBASE4, them later translate the code to C and add somethings of our own
like inputs from a bar code reader, etc..., compile it in C and put   it
to work.

Connected to that I have some questions:

1) Has anybody undertaken such a task ? Is there anything already available
   for free or for a reasonable price ?

2) Does DBASE4 accepts input from a bar code reader ? In teh afirmative 
   case which one ?

3) What is a good translator from DBASE4 to C ? Does it let you see the C
   code or only the executables ?

I would like to hear from anybody that has any experience with those topics
or know of any resources that could be valuable to the project.

Paul de Souza                                  desouza@math.berkeley.edu