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File format of dbf files (merged) [message #451015]

Mon, 12 April 2010 02:01

Kaushikd
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Hi.I want to know the file format of .dbf file.I want to open it in hex editor and want to read contents of that file from there.Please any one help me.

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Re: File format of dbf files [message #451023 is a reply to message #451015]

Mon, 12 April 2010 02:36

Michel Cadot
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So do it but the format is Oracle internal and not published.

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Re: File format of dbf files [message #451025 is a reply to message #451015]

Mon, 12 April 2010 02:40

Michel Cadot
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Do not multipost your question in several forums, chooses the appropriate one and stay in it.

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Re: File format of dbf files (merged) [message #453594 is a reply to message #451015]

Thu, 29 April 2010 18:23

Sanjay Bajracharya
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Kaushikd wrote on Mon, 12 April 2010 03:01

Hi.I want to know the file format of .dbf file.I want to open it in hex editor and want to read contents of that file from there.Please any one help me.

And why do you want to read it in Hex ??

And the format should be internal to Oracle.

- Sanjay

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Re: File format of dbf files (merged) [message #453595 is a reply to message #453594]

Thu, 29 April 2010 18:33

BlackSwan
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>And why do you want to read it in Hex ??
Because HEX is more compact than BINARY representation.

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