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From: awd@dbase.UUCP (Alastair Dallas)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Accessing FoxBase information from HyperCard (need contact)
Summary: FoxBase using dBASE format files?
Keywords: FoxBASE, HyperCard, Scripting
Message-ID: <112@dbase.UUCP>
Date: 15 Jun 89 00:44:40 GMT
References: <8474@thorin.cs.unc.edu>
Organization: Ashton Tate Devlopment Center Glendale, Calif.
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If FoxBase/Mac uses strictly dBASE-format DBF (and other) files, accessing
the data should not be difficult from within another program.  You need 
the ability to open the data file, seek to a byte offset and read an
arbitrary number of bytes in (preferably to a structure).  You need an
XCMD.  The format of a vanilla DBF file is documented in the "Advanced
Programmer's Guide" published by Ashton-Tate, among other places.

Hope it helps.

/alastair/

Disclaimer: Ashton-Tate doesn't speak for me, and I return the favor.