RE: Database transfer.

Olivier LESCOT (olescot@worldnet.fr)
Tue, 3 Dec 1996 17:35:51 +0100

At 12:34 PM 2/12/96 -0800, you wrote:
>Sounds like Michael's program could solve my problem too.
>
>Do you know where I could get my hands on Michael Halleen's program called
GDBIO.EXE, or alternatively, what Michael's email address might be so I can
ask him?
>
>
>The app from Michael actually contains a small DOS program called
>GDBIO.EXE which does the work of tranlsating .GDB files to ASCII and
>vice versa. You can use this program on its own and then manually import
>into Excel. Michaels program GDBCONV just gives a nicer user interface
>and direct translation to Excel.
>
>
You can find the programs at http://www.mcs/~halleen/shareware

I have imported only the GDBCON2B.zip file, not (yet) the Fox Pro support
library. I have tried only the conversion gdb-->cdf (coma delimeted file),
not in the other way. I have worked from the .gdb files on my PC, from the
Ogo connectivity pack, not directly on the Ogo.

Read the readme.txt: pretty clear.

If you choose to work also from your PC: after unziping gdbcon2b.zip, go
under DOS into the directory of gdbio.exe and type: gdbio + your gdb file
adress and name + new file name ending by ".cdf".

A cdf file is created, that can then be read and converted into
lines/columns by Excel.

Notes are not converted.

Not quite straightforward, but it does it. Sure, it can do more and better,
sure I under-use it, but I miss time to explore it and I am not a programmer...

Thanks to Michael Alleen and good luck.