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Article #197Re: Accessing FoxBase information from HyperCard (need contact)
From: Alastair Dallas
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 1989 00:44
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 1989 00:44
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If FoxBase/Mac uses strictly dBASE-format DBF (and other) files, accessing the data should not be difficult from within another program. You need the ability to open the data file, seek to a byte offset and read an arbitrary number of bytes in (preferably to a structure). You need an XCMD. The format of a vanilla DBF file is documented in the "Advanced Programmer's Guide" published by Ashton-Tate, among other places. Hope it helps. /alastair/ Disclaimer: Ashton-Tate doesn't speak for me, and I return the favor.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!ames!elroy!usc!hacgate!ashtate!dbase!awd From: awd@dbase.UUCP (Alastair Dallas) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Accessing FoxBase information from HyperCard (need contact) Summary: FoxBase using dBASE format files? Keywords: FoxBASE, HyperCard, Scripting Message-ID: <112@dbase.UUCP> Date: 15 Jun 89 00:44:40 GMT References: <8474@thorin.cs.unc.edu> Organization: Ashton Tate Devlopment Center Glendale, Calif. Lines: 13