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Title: Cheetah
Post by: SeaVipe on June 02, 2022, 09:08:26 PM
Does anyone know of a Cheetah like app that would integrate well into FB/WinFBE? I have a lot of DBase III (Clipper etc.) files that I need to pour over and I'd rather not learn SQLite3 (if I don't have to!).
Title: Re: Cheetah
Post by: Paul Squires on June 03, 2022, 07:28:25 AM
As good as dBase was back in the day, I'd strongly recommend upgrading to SQLite because SQLite is absolutely fantastic. I imagine that there may exist utilities that can convert dBase files to SQLite files.
Title: Re: Cheetah
Post by: SeaVipe on June 03, 2022, 04:48:54 PM
Quote from: Paul Squires on June 03, 2022, 07:28:25 AM
As good as dBase was back in the day, I'd strongly recommend upgrading to SQLite because SQLite is absolutely fantastic. I imagine that there may exist utilities that can convert dBase files to SQLite files.
I suppose I'll just have to let go of dBase III+!
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Title: Re: Cheetah
Post by: Paul Squires on June 03, 2022, 07:58:45 PM
I had to let go of dBase as well several years ago. Don't be too scared off because of SQL. It is very easy especially if you are not doing anything extremely complex. You will be amazed at just how much coding it saves you. Also, with SQLite, you get variable length text fields which was a huge bonus over dBase where you had to use separate memo files.