[ale] DBF data to web

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Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> 
> Terzo -
> 
> I think the "DBASE" reference in that page was just an arbitrary name -
> nothing having to do in dBase.
> 
> IANA(Perl guy) but you could probably open a .DBF file in Perl or Python and
> get data out of it but you would probably have to code with foreknowledge of
> the file's schema ahead of time (unless those langs are just more
> sophisticated than I realize).  If you could do that, then geez, you're home
> free if all you want to do is display (query would not be as nice).

If it is one of the standard db engines (Oracle, Informix..) Perl can
talk to the db engine.  Perl can also talk ODBC, which might be your
best bet.  Do you know what the original db product was?

> 
> - Jeff
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Terzo [mailto:mterzo at mindspring.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 5:38 PM
> > To: ale at ale.org
> > Subject: RE: [ale] DBF data to web
> >
> >
> > did some snooping on the web.. .DBF files and found out that
> > they are dbase
> > files.
> >
> > and i came across a document on the web for using perl and
> > dbase files.. i
> > think..
> >
> > http://www.perldoc.com/perl5.6/pod/func/open.html
> >
> > just do a search for dbase.
> >
> > i'm not sure if this works.. but might give you a head start.
> >
> > --terzo
> >
> >
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