Hey Guys,

Thanks a lot! You've given me some alternatives to persue and I really appreciate it.

Do you think if I copied Clipper files to VFP formats with the Codepage option that Clipper would be able to read them? Sure would save a lot of time & money if we could find some interim alternative until this legacy conversion is completed.

Thanks again for your help.

Barry




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>>I'm not sure where to get it, but I remember someone producing an ODBC drive for Clipper - if you could get that, you could access the common files using the ODBC driver from the VFP side of things; a lot more work than I'd like to do, but it can be done. I've done something similar to allow a dBASE III application and a VFP app to use the same file with the dBASE III indexes being updated from both apps - the VFP app opens the common table via ODBC (not via the normal USE) and the dBASE III style indexes are used throughout.
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>>>Best,
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>Ed,
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>Great idea! Look wat I found on the CA site (www.cai.com)
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> http://www.cai.com/products/announcements/visual_express.htm
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>"CA-Visual Express® Release 1.2 provides the ultimate client/server access, query and reporting functionality for Microsoft Windows. Today’s data processing needs involve enabling end users to access, analyze and report on corporate data. CA-Visual Express 1.2 allows users to accomplish such tasks easily and effectively through its intuitive interface and high level of connectivity to databases throughout your organization. By supporting industry standards, such as Open Database Connectivity (ODBC), CA-Visual Express 1.2 provides complete access to many database formats in wide use throughout the industry. This yields a comprehensive access, query and reporting tool that can be used by technical and non-technical personnel in your organization."
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>Perhaps this will help.
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>Best,