DOS -> Windows database conversion problem

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Phil Rowley

I'm hoping that someone may be able to suggest a piece of freeware to help
with a problem.

I have a Dbase-format file which was created using a DOS version. The data
includes a memo field and I have verified that all the memo data is OK.

I can import this data into a Windows-based database program, but when I do
so the DOS-text-format memo data is not visible and all I can see if a
single non-data character in this field in every record. I'm sure that this
is because the original memo data is in DOS text format.

Does anyone know of a freeware program which would import the data and
convert the memo data into Windows text format at the same time.

Thanks in advance,

Phil
 
Phil Rowley said:
I'm hoping that someone may be able to suggest a piece of
freeware to help with a problem.

I have a Dbase-format file which was created using a DOS
version. The data includes a memo field and I have verified that
all the memo data is OK.

I can import this data into a Windows-based database program,
but when I do so the DOS-text-format memo data is not visible
and all I can see if a single non-data character in this field
in every record. I'm sure that this is because the original memo
data is in DOS text format.

Does anyone know of a freeware program which would import the
data and convert the memo data into Windows text format at the
same time.

Thanks in advance,

Phil
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Hi
There might be some here:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-
1&q=dos+to+windows%2Bconvert%2Btext%2Bfreeware

Or click here: http://tinyurl.com/lxxi
 
Phil said:
I'm hoping that someone may be able to suggest a piece of freeware to
help with a problem.

I have a Dbase-format file which was created using a DOS version. The
data includes a memo field and I have verified that all the memo data
is OK.

I can import this data into a Windows-based database program, but
when I do so the DOS-text-format memo data is not visible and all I
can see if a single non-data character in this field in every record.
I'm sure that this is because the original memo data is in DOS text
format.

Does anyone know of a freeware program which would import the data and
convert the memo data into Windows text format at the same time.
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Haven't tried it out, but DBFNavigator looks like it might do the job:
"DBFNavigator is a Windows utility for viewing and editing DBF files.

Opportunities of the program:
- versions from dBase up to Visual FoxPro are supported;
- may read may read memo fields dBase and FoxPro formats;
- are supported OEM and ANSI codings;
- sort;
- filter;
- search;
- a seal.

The program does not use external drivers for access to databases (for
example ODBC, BDE, MS Jet) additional libraries (dll, ocx). "

http://www.softpile.com/Development/Databases_and_Networks/Review_15138_
index.html
 
I'm hoping that someone may be able to suggest a piece of freeware to help
with a problem.

I have a Dbase-format file which was created using a DOS version. The data
includes a memo field and I have verified that all the memo data is OK.

I can import this data into a Windows-based database program, but when I do
so the DOS-text-format memo data is not visible and all I can see if a
single non-data character in this field in every record. I'm sure that this
is because the original memo data is in DOS text format.
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Or your windows-database dosn`t support memofields.MS-Access (I don`t
know which version knows no memo fileds.
Which windows database you use ?
Jörg
Does anyone know of a freeware program which would import the data and
convert the memo data into Windows text format at the same time.

Thanks in advance,

Phil
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JV
 
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