Subject Re: Importing Excel files From Akshat Kapoor <akshat.kapoor@kapoorsons.in> Date Tue, 7 Apr 2020 21:11:26 +0530 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 07.04.2020 20:00, Geoffrey wrote: > Hi All, > I'm new/old to dBase. Used dBase II back in the 80s and developed a whole suite of admin software for small businesses. But that was then and this is now. > Am trialing dBase 2019 with a view to building some software to replace an overburdened Excel system I have. > But problem #1 I've encountered is how to import Excel files into dBase equivalents. > I can create equivalent Tables, but have so far not managed to discover how to import data either directly from Excel files or by way of .CSV files. > Can anyone out there give me some advice, please? > And another thing ... there was a free utility available way back then called DBU.exe - is that still around? Or does anyone have something similar they'd be prepared to share (or receive a small payment for)? > Good Evening Geoffrey, Once you have created equivalent tables in dBase you can use the following command to import from csv files use tableA append from attendance.csv delimited with "," I have used this command without any hinderance. Regards Akshat