BorlandTalk.com Borland discussion newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  DBV file conversion          BorlandTalk.com Forum Index -> Delphi Databases (Desktop) View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Dominic Willems Guest Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 5:50 pm    Post subject: DBV file conversion I am in a situation where I have to convert an ancient Clipper FlexFile format (with DBV memos) to something readable. Searching the archives I understand there are two options: 1) use a programme like dbAssist to do the conversion. Tried that, the memo fields are not shown (just the garbled pointers), so does not work. 2) use the DBVRead component. All the sites that carry the DBVRead component have dead links. So, my question is: Does anyone have the DBVRead component, and, if so, would he/she be so kind to e-mail it to me...? Or does anyone have another idea regarding conversion? Many thanks, Dom Back to top Bill C Guest Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 10:23 am    Post subject: Re: DBV file conversion Dominic I have done this before (being an old Clipper programmer) and found the easiest way is just to write a quick "down and dirty" Clipper/Flexfile app specific to my requirements that takes the DBV file and converts it to standard DBT. Once run, there are generally no problems with converting the DBT Hope this helps Cheers Bill "Dominic Willems" <domus.software (AT) removethispandora (DOT) be> wrote: Quote: I am in a situation where I have to convert an ancient Clipper FlexFile format (with DBV memos) to something readable. Searching the archives I understand there are two options: 1) use a programme like dbAssist to do the conversion. Tried that, the memo fields are not shown (just the garbled pointers), so does not work. 2) use the DBVRead component. All the sites that carry the DBVRead component have dead links. So, my question is: Does anyone have the DBVRead component, and, if so, would he/she be so kind to e-mail it to me...? Or does anyone have another idea regarding conversion? Many thanks, Dom Back to top Dominic Willems Guest Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 1:28 pm    Post subject: Re: DBV file conversion Bill C wrote: Quote: I have done this before (being an old Clipper programmer) and found the easiest way is just to write a quick "down and dirty" Clipper/Flexfile app specific to my requirements that takes the DBV file and converts it to standard DBT. I wish I could, but I don't have Clipper, nor Flexfile! I was hoping there would a tool out there capable of reading and converting these. dbAssist cleams to do so, but doesn't... Thanks, Dom Back to top Sean Sang Guest Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 4:19 am    Post subject: Re: DBV file conversion "Dominic Willems" <domus.software (AT) removethispandora (DOT) be> wrote: Quote: Bill C wrote: I have done this before (being an old Clipper programmer) and found the easiest way is just to write a quick "down and dirty" Clipper/Flexfile app specific to my requirements that takes the DBV file and converts it to standard DBT. I wish I could, but I don't have Clipper, nor Flexfile! I was hoping there would a tool out there capable of reading and converting these. dbAssist cleams to do so, but doesn't... Thanks, Dom I use a app called BRO plus that has flexfile built in. I have used it to do just what you are asking. Sean Back to top Dominic Willems Guest Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 2:08 am    Post subject: Re: DBV file conversion Sean Sang wrote: Quote: I use a app called BRO plus that has flexfile built in. I have used it to do just what you are asking. Couldn't find any reference to it on the net. In the mean time, I rolled my own component, based on DBVRead, which apparently was available on DSP (which I thought had ceased to exist). Thanks! 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