Subject Re: DBase IV Borland 2.0 legay software access From David Lane <david_jwlane@hotmail.com> Date Wed, 10 Sep 2025 05:51:45 -0400 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Ken Mayer Wrote: > On 9/7/2025 5:26 AM, David Lane wrote: > > I have been using DBase IV (Borland 2.0) since the early 1990s for a long term animal population monitoring project. The computer I was using for this programme crashed around 2013. The large data file is on floppies and I also still have the original programme files on a set of floppis but am have difficulty re-installing the programme from these floppies onto a another computer. > > Is there a solution to this problem i.e. uploading my own discs or perhaps this legacy software is still available for download from the internet (preferably for free). It's now time to pubish and I still need to use this programm to analysis data from the final survey years. > > Thanks for any advice > > I am not sure this is available to download anywhere. However, there are > some possible solutions: > > dBASE sells a software package called dBDOS that basically runs a DOS > emulator, and you can run dBASE under it. The version that comes with it > is dBASE 5.0 for DOS, which should run your code fine. > > A better (personally) option is to upgrade to a Windows version of > dBASE, the current being dBASE 2019. There will be some changes > necessary for the code, but there is a dBASE tutorial (free) to help > with code conversion (see my signature block below). > > 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 OK, will ty to get the emulator and/or the updated 2019 windows software Thanks Dave