Depending on which version of Clipper you are using, I believe that you can use the replaceable database drivers that ship with Clipper. The RDD has support for CDX's.

Donald

>>>Can any tell me if I can access my clipper 5.0.1 files through vfp 5.0. ? I am using ".ntx" indexes.
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>>>Experience or a "not a likly idea" responses would be appreciated.
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>>>thanks
>>>bill
>>>chicago
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>>Bill, you can access the data without the indexes, but VFP won't read the NTX files.
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>>If you need to use both VFP and Clipper at the same time, you're going to have to change the Clipper indexes. Programs like SixDriver will let you change the file and index structure to FP2.x structures which VFP3 and VFP5 can read/write to with no trouble. These will be free tables, not tables in the DBC.
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>>HTH
>>Barbara
>Thanks, Barbara,
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>? 2 So the deal is, change to 3rd party indexes to conform to vfp ...
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>Ok, handable, just want to know if it works....
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>thanks again
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