>>>I have an MDB file but don't know what tables it has. What is the most effective way to convert the entire Access database to VFP?
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>(I don't have Access so I can't even open the MDB file).
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>>>Thank you.
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>Do you have VFP9 Beta Installed? If yes, just create a connection and you can browse the tables from the access file. From there you know what fields it has.
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>Using the file MDBtoVFP conversion tool is not 100%. I ran a problem when I used it. It cannot handle tables with empty records..
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>You can download the Beta Version of VFP9 at the MSDN if you don't have.
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Your last resort will be creating an ODBC and remote views, then browse the views one by one and use copy to command... which is time consuming.
Hi Jojo,
I did download the vfp 9 beta but have not installed it. Now this may give me an incentive to do it.
Thank you for your suggestions.
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