Thread: Re: [GENERAL] dbase converter

Re: [GENERAL] dbase converter

From
Bruce Momjian
Date:
Is this address on our web site.  It should be.



> > > Is there a dbase3 <=> postgresql converter available at all? I found
> > > dbf2sql v2.2 which converts to (but not from) Postgres95, with notes such as
> > >
> > > -p  primary:
> > >     Select the primary key. You have to give the exact
> > >     field-name. (Only for dbf2msql, Postgres95 doesn't have a primary key)
> > >
> > > which of course PostgreSQL does. Anyone know of something more recent?
> >
> >    I heared about some project called "xbase". Try to search FreshMeat for
> > "xbase", "dbf postgres" or such...
> >
> http://w3.man.torun.pl/~makler/prog/pg2xbase.html
> this address is worth of checking - as I see - there are here utilities
> for convertion from and to postgres.
>     Hope this helps
>     Rem
> -------------------------------------------------------------------*------------
> Remigiusz Sokolowski      e-mail: rems@gdansk.sprint.pl           * *
> -----------------------------------------------------------------*****----------
>
>
>


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Re: [DOCS] Re: [GENERAL] dbase converter

From
Vince Vielhaber
Date:
On Mon, 10 May 1999, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> 
> Is this address on our web site.  It should be.

If I had an inkling as to what it is/does ...

Vince.

> 
> 
> 
> > > > Is there a dbase3 <=> postgresql converter available at all? I found
> > > > dbf2sql v2.2 which converts to (but not from) Postgres95, with notes such as
> > > > 
> > > > -p  primary:
> > > >     Select the primary key. You have to give the exact
> > > >     field-name. (Only for dbf2msql, Postgres95 doesn't have a primary key)
> > > > 
> > > > which of course PostgreSQL does. Anyone know of something more recent?
> > > 
> > >    I heared about some project called "xbase". Try to search FreshMeat for
> > > "xbase", "dbf postgres" or such...
> > > 
> > http://w3.man.torun.pl/~makler/prog/pg2xbase.html
> > this address is worth of checking - as I see - there are here utilities
> > for convertion from and to postgres.
> >     Hope this helps
> >     Rem
> > -------------------------------------------------------------------*------------
> > Remigiusz Sokolowski      e-mail: rems@gdansk.sprint.pl           * *        
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------*****----------
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 

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