Subject Re: How to Import/Export Excel Files From James Lavery <lavery@gci.net> Date Wed, 15 Mar 2023 02:15:34 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Outstanding!  Thank you Ken.  I am familiar with saving as a .CSV file; I'll check into the dBASE file functions. James Ken Mayer Wrote: > On 3/14/2023 3:45 PM, James Lavery wrote: > > New dBASE5 user. > > > > Win 8.1, x64 Processor/OS, 4 GB RAM, >200GB free storage, Excel 2016. > > > > Got my dbDOSv running.. Yay! > > > > Need help: How to Import Excel spreadsheets from dBase5, for the purpose of extracting the data. > > > > Back in the day I did this with dBase II, but it has been a loong time... > > > > Your help is greatly appreciated. > > I responded to a question about this in another thread. In Excel save > the file as .CSV and then write some code to read it in ... as a .CSV > file is pure text, dBASE 5 can read it use the file functions built into > dBASE. > > The other option is to use DBFImport from dBase, LLC. It's a software > package that you would need to purchase, but it should be able to do the > job for you. > > Ken > > -- > *Ken Mayer* > Ken's dBASE Page: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase > The dUFLP: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/index.htm#duflp > dBASE Books: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Books/dBASEBooks.htm > dBASE Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Tutorial/00_Preface.htm > dBASE Web Tutorial: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/WebTutorial/00_Menu.htm > dBASE DOS to Windows Tutorial: > http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/DtoWTutorial/00_Menu.htm >