>>is there a way of translating cobol files (extension .INX) into a regular
>>Xbase file ? Or do I have to use a cobol-compiler to read / translate those
>>files ?
>>
>>thanks in advance.
>>
>>guy
>
>I've done some translations from several flavors of Cobol. Which Cobol,
>which OS, any info on table structure? If it uses EBCDIC instead of
>ASCII, you may have to revert to the other solution. The cobol routine
>need not be much complicated - simply reads the old file, and copies the
>records into a sequential file, with all the comp-x numerics converted
>to simple picture numerics, the preferred type being Line Sequential,
>which means the records have a regular cr+lf at the end.
>If this is not feasible, well, e-mail me a sample with a few dozen
>records (zipped if possible) and I'll see what I can do.

Dragan,
My problem is that I don't have a cobol-compiler; the source; the structure of the file.
It is just a file that my customer has on his system; and I've told him to switch to VFP...

I have send a file attached with some articles with an E-mail. The strange thing (to me) is that there are is some extra info between the data; I would else write something wit FOPEN...

Thanks in advance.
guy