>>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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>Karen, try the QueryMaker from Strategic Edge (http://www.strategicedge.com, 415-563-3755). It can be compiled into an EXE and will save your data in DBF, FP2.x DBF, Excel spreadsheet ASCII, and many other formats. You import your tables, assign the links between tables and you're ready for the user.
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>I just finished making a small EXE with nothing but a login form, a menu and the Query Maker for a client.
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>HTH
>Barbara
There is a third party app in "Programmer's Paradise" catalog the will auto generated test data, like names, addressess, zipcodes, values, etc. I havent used it, but if you need a lot of test data, fairly regularly, it might be worth looking into. HTH //:^)