>>>I have a client who needs me to import tables from his dBase IV application, manipulate it a bit, and put it back. Both tables have and mdx and a dbt. Visual Foxpro's COPY TO command claims to support dBase IV, but doesn't seem to be able to handle the index and memo field. I can use ACCESS to read a table and export to dBase IV format, but want to do all this in VFP! Help.
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>>Be very carefull. I think that VFP can see mdx and dbt now. But it will change your dbf and you'll not be able to use it in dBase IV anymore. I know that because I destroyed (this way) some dbfs 2 years ago. Lucky me, there was a backup for them.
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>>FPD 2.6 runs well enough dBase IV applications. You can try to switch both app and data.
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>>Vlad
>I believe you have the option in VFP to save as a FoxPro 2.x file so that dBase IV will still be able to see it. Not sure what to do with the indexes though. You may have to rely on reindexing in dBase after the manipulation.

I'm not sure it works for memo files. And I don't have dBase anymore, so I can't try. Anyway, try everything in test mode.

Vlad