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From: steve@violet.berkeley.edu (Steve Goldfield)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: DBase III on a Macintosh
Keywords: DBase, Foxbase, Database, Macintosh, MS-DOS
Message-ID: <23966@agate.BERKELEY.EDU>
Date: 3 May 89 16:03:46 GMT
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In article <364@dtix.ARPA> harvey@dtrc.UUCP (Betty Harvey - Code: 1893.5) writes:
#>Can anyone tell me whether DBase III files for the Macintosh
#>are compatible with MS-DOS DBase III files.  I have heard rumors
#>that they are not.  I need to transfer several data bases from
#>an MS-DOS environment to a Macintosh environment.  How about
#>FOXBASE?
#>
#>Any information will be appreciated. If you will send me
#>responses, I will summarize them for the Net.  Thanks.
#>
#>Betty Harvey <harvey@dtrc>
#>David Taylor Research Center

The safest and relatively easy way to transfer files is
to write an ascii text file using sdf format and upload
it the same way. You can generally do such a transfer
between any two database programs on any machines. The
header of a dBASE file is such a short part of the file
that it isn't worth transferring intact. Some programs
claim to be able to do so but why bother.

Steve Goldfield