Re: Paradox to postgresql interface - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: Paradox to postgresql interface
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Msg-id 1288397774.2355.47.camel@jd-desktop
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In response to Paradox to postgresql interface  (Dale Seaburg <kg5lt@verizon.net>)
Responses Re: Paradox to postgresql interface  (Adrian Klaver <adrian.klaver@gmail.com>)
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On Fri, 2010-10-29 at 18:34 -0500, Dale Seaburg wrote:
> Has anyone had any experience with writing an interface between Paradox
> (199X's vintage) and postgresql.  I have the need to be able to read a
> paradox database to "see" it's structure, replicate that structure in
> postgresql and finally transfer the data to postgresql.

Sure.

As I recall paradox just uses the dbf file format. So write an interface
with a dbf driver (perl, python, etc...) and use your native postgresql
interface.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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