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dbase

• Posted by Daniel Berstein Zimmermann <dberst at CMETNET.CMET.NET> Oct 22, 1996
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Marcel Kollenaar wrote:

> I can tell you that I'm interested in databases. So likely I spend
> my time on making access modules for indexfiles and databases.

        Hi Marcel, I'm also interested in databases. I have some expirience with
 Clipper 5.2 and other Xbase
laguages, which use the standard .dbf file. By now I'm coding some functions
 that read and write .dbf files,
and also some utility function for databases: a browse() function (like browse
 or dbedit of clipper, based in
my menu engine) and some get() function with "pict" capability, and of course an
 indexing system.
For what I've telled you I have an idea (even some functions are ready)
        of what
 to code, but for
indexing (I expect to make it compatible to Dbase's NDX format or Clipper's NTX
 format) I just don't know
where to start. If you have some specs of this formats I would be very thankful.
 I will post these function
when they get more complete.
I think it's great we could share our codes, but some codes posted in
        the
 listserver require tons of
patience to understand their mechanics. I spend lots of time translating to
 English (the comments, the
function names and the variable names) so they could be easily understood by
 everyone (hope), and be a source
of ideas (hope too) for all.

        Regards,

        Daniel Berstein Z.
        Santiago de Chile
        dberst at cmet.net