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Re: DBF and ADO for new with ADO

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From: Viatcheslav V. Vassiliev
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 14:17
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MS Jet (MS Access) provider works with dBase files. Connection string is

Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:\PathToDBase\;Extended
properties=dBase 5.0;

In this case dBase file is table, database is directory with dBase files.

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> Hello,
>
> ADO framework does not work with DBF tables. You should have a OLE DB
driver
> or ODBC driver for the database to connect using the ADO framework. If
your
> database (supporting DBF files) has an ODBC driver, first setup an ODBC
DSN
> uisng the Microsoft ODBC Administrator and then you should connect to this
> DSN through the 'OLEDB Provider for ODBC' bridge.
>
> Satya
>
> "Rato" <patrickartaud@csi.com> wrote in message
> news:3e6604f4$1@newsgroups.borland.com...
> > Hello
> > I am new in the ADO use.
> > I would connect a dbf file at running time like :
> > TTable->Databasename="C:\somedir\" and
> > TTable->TableName="myfile.dbf"
> >
> > but with the ADO component and I don't understand what I must do.
> > This is because I use another langage (Prolog) to read files DBF built
> with
> > my application and they must be ADO compatible.
> >
> > Many thanks in advance
> >
> > Patrick
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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