>>>I'm looking for a utility that will allow basic SQL operations on .DBF files to be used by our testers..
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>>>We don't use the dev env in FoxPro for applications, but use the database format and access it through VC++ and VB using Sequiter's CodeBase. In order to test our apps, we need to populate the database files with test cases. A stand-alone utility with query, modification, import and export (to/from text files) abilities would be useful. Public domain or third-party software.
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>>Try using Access. Link to the Fox tables. This will allow you to populate, serach, import,export whatever you need to do.
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>I've tried Linking in Access and it does not work. Some of our .dbf tables use long file names (> 8 chars). Get a message that the Jet DB cannot find the file.

Well if all else fails you can get a copy of VFP standard edition and use it.