How to use dbf (dbase) file?

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Hello I am a visual basic programmer and I know nothing about foxPro. I am given a dbf file I do not the dbase version . I need to develop an vb application what will work on it and insert data into the sql server database. I have download the foxPro driver to use with ADO . While I am trying to access the file I got err msg saying unrecognised datbase format.

How can I work on it ? And develop the application so that user does not face such problems so on as he will use the software to process his data from an foxpro application which is used by other department

Best regards

Posted 24-May-15 21:55pm

GilesMas

Updated 24-May-15 22:30pm

Maciej Los

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_Asif_ 25-May-15 4:19am

Are you saying that your ToBe developed VB Application will read data from FoxPro database and based on some business rule write data to SQL server? If this is true then you are writing an Import Process. Is this correct?

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Maciej Los · Answer 1 · 2015-05-24T22:32:00

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Please, start here: Developing Visual FoxPro Applications[^]

Posted 24-May-15 22:32pm

Maciej Los