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Writing to VFP files from an AcuCOBOL program
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30/09/2008 06:35:35
General information
Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
COM/DCOM and OLE Automation
Environment versions
Visual FoxPro:
VFP 9 SP2
OS:
Windows XP SP2
Network:
Novell 6.x
Database:
Visual FoxPro
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Thread ID:
01351730
Message ID:
01351765
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You can access/modify VFP data through VFP OLE DB provider, if AcuCOBOL supports OLE DB.
If VFP tables are in the format prior to VFP7, you can use VFP ODBC driver, again if f AcuCOBOL supports ODBC.

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>I am working on a system in which I have to update Visual Foxpro files from an Acucobol accounting system. I have the source to the accounting system and can modify the programs.
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>When invoices, receipts or disbursements are posted in the accounting system, the data must also be written to their corresponding DBF equivalents.
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>I am replacing an old system that--seemed to--write small ASCII files and do a SYSTEM call to load a foxpro .exe that would read these files and then update the VFP dbf files.
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>Instead, I would like to either:
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>a) Open DBF files directly from AcuCOBOL (some kind of external file handler)
>b) Use an ActiveX control I can call from AcuCOBOL and pass it data that it will, in turn, write to VFP.
>- BTW, cObjects does not appear to exist anymore.
>c) Replicate from Vision (AcuCORP's file format) files to VFP files
>d) Suggestion from this forum.
>
>Anyone done this?
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks in Advance,
>Dan
--sb--
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