No, DBFView is something different to DBFUtils. Check out http://www.dbfutils.com/ (hmmm, looking at the blurb they don't mention DBASE IV, only III, but there's no harm in trying it out).

>Frank,
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>Thank you for your suggestion. I downloaded the DBFView utility (I presume this is the one you meant). But, unfortunately, the content of the table is not legible. I presume that either Lotus Approach (where the files were maintained) or the user encrypted them.
>
>>Dmitry,
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>>look for a utility called DBFUtils. You can download a 30 day evaluation and it should be able to convertthe file from dBASEIV to VFP or something more usable.
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>>>Thanks for jumping in. I have not tried ODBC. I have always had problems connecting to tables via ODBC but if all fails, I will try it. Thank you.
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>>>>PMFJI, but have you tryed just using an ODBC connection to the table?
>>>>
>>>>HTH
>>>>Beth
>>>>>Unfortunately when I try to open the table with Excell I get message "Cannot open protected file."
>>>>>