Re: dbf is antiquated right?
From: Gene Wirchenko <genew_at_mail.ocis.net>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 08:34:25 -0700
Message-ID: <nih0l01pgfn4i4s64t9lsmuui4fch6pdd3_at_4ax.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 08:34:25 -0700
Message-ID: <nih0l01pgfn4i4s64t9lsmuui4fch6pdd3_at_4ax.com>
"s" <s_at_s.com> wrote:
>Is it safe to tell a client that the dbf format is a dinosaur compared to
>SQL?
How old are you? Are you a dinosaur, too?
Since various xBASEs have had SQL for about fifteen years now, maybe, they are not as separate as you seem to think.
>Client's using ACT (contact management app) and the dbf and/or indexes have
>become corrupt and are getting to be a time sink to keep working.
>
>What tools could I use to tinker with it? Old version of FoxPro?
Current version of FoxPro? You can download the version 9 beta of Visual FoxPro from
<http://msdn.microsoft.com/vfoxpro/letters/>
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
I have preferences. You have biases. He/She has prejudices.Received on Tue Sep 21 2004 - 17:34:25 CEST