You can open FoxPro files (.dbf) in Exportizer using these ways:
1. Opening through ODBC DSN. Create (if it does not exist yet) an ODBC DSN of the corresponding type using Windows ODBC Data Source Administrator, and point it to the folder with .dbf files. Then select ADO or BDE interface, choose ODBC data source option and then select the needed ODBC DSN from the drop-down list.
2. Opening by specifying file name (interface: ADO or BDE). Select File option and then browse for the needed file.
3. Opening by specifying folder name (interface: BDE). Select Folder option, select a driver from the drop-down list, and then browse for the folder with .dbf files.
4. Opening through connection string (interface: ADO). Select Connection string option and write a connection string. This way is the most flexible one because it allows to specify many additional parameters in the connection string and override standard Exportizer connection behavior. But it is recommended basically for advanced users. Here are basic connection strings (more examples and details can be found in the Internet):
Provider=VFPOLEDB.1;Data Source=D:\MyFoxProFolder;Collating Sequence=MACHINE (VFP OLE DB Provider must be installed)
Provider=vfpoledb;Data Source=C:\MyFoxProFolder\MyTable.dbf;Collating Sequence=machine (VFP OLE DB Provider must be installed)
Attention
- The application architecture (32 or 64) must match with the architecture of the used third-party components (ODBC drivers, OLEDB providers etc).
- Sometimes, old BDE gives better experience comparing with ADO when working with DBF files. If you choose BDE, make sure to use Exportizer 32-bit.
- When choosing the ODBC option, please make sure the corresponding ODBC driver installed and the bit-version of it matches the bit-version of the application (32 or 64).
Notes
- Each Exportizer edition has both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. You can install both and use them depending on what type of database you need to work with.
- You can invoke the ODBC Data Source Administrator directly from Exportizer when it was launched in administrator mode:
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