Reading *.dbf files

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RaviReena
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Reading *.dbf files

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Hi,

I would like to know which stage to be used to read *.dbf files on Unix Box. I have the default dBase driver in my odbc.ini file.Here in my .odbc.ini entry. How should i configure to read my dbf files?

[dBase]
Driver=/opt/IBM/InformationServer/Server/branded_odbc/lib/VMdbf23.so
Description=DataDirect dBaseFile(*.dbf) Driver
ApplicationUsingThreads=1
CacheSize=4
CreateType=dBASE5
Database=/scratch/DataDirect_5.2/odbc/demo
IntlSort=0
Locking=RECORD
UseLongNames=0
UseLongQualifiers=
DataFileExtension=DBF
ExtensionCase=UPPER
FileOpenCache=0
LockCompatibility=dBASE

Any help is appreacited.
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Post by chulett »

You would use the ODBC stage. Other than that it should be a fairly standard ODBC configuration that's needed, but to be honest I've never set one of this type up.
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