>>Hi,
>>I usually convert an excel spreadsheet to a DBF file by first saving it into a CSV format and then importing into a DBF.
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>>But this spreadsheet (attached) does not have a clear structure of columns. The attached spreadsheet shows the pattern; the actual one has many more “records”
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>>How would you devise a plan to convert such a spreadsheet to a DBF?
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>If you can use the newer XLSX format, this great VFP class to read/write from Excel (XLSX)/DBF cursors. It DOES NOT require Excel to be installed on the machine.
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https://github.com/ggreen86/XLXS-Workbook-ClassGreg Green also sent me the link to his tool. I plan to take some time to learn how to use it. Thank you.
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