>>Hi all!
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>>We are retrieving data from a VFP app. No problem for the standard DBF data but some of the data was saved in .MEM variables files. So easy to RESTORE FROM in VFP but we haven't found a way to convert them from C#. Variable names and variable types appear in clear in the .MEM file. Character type values are also readable but numeric and date values seem to be encoded. We haven't found a description of the structure of the .MEM file. Does any one have a solution?
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>Do you have to do this on an ongoing basis? If not, just restore the file once in VFP and then save the data out to some better format.
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>If you need to share data over time, is it possible to change the VFP app? MEM files are incredibly outdated.
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>Tamar
Thank you Tamar,
Unfortunately, we will need to do it often (hundreds or thousands times) and can't change the VFP app. In the meantime, I found some info about the Clipper .MEM file format here:
http://www.zelczak.com/clipp_en.htmIt might me similar to the VFP one, right?
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