Point and click queries.

            Any data source.

                        Any computer.

                                    Data server.

                                                Free.


            FoxPro Databases
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Disclaimer

Brand names are addressed only as a service to CoreReader users. See the source specifics page for details.

To add to these notes or to add your favorite data source, see instructions on the source specifics page.

Source

Peter Gore of the U.K.

Also, the CoreReader development and test environment has FoxPro databases.

Running With FoxPro

FoxPro can use either of two types of databases, both of which are supported by CoreReader (of course). They are also sometimes referred to as source types. They are the DBC, which is an encapsulated database file, and the DBF, which defines a directory as a database.

For the DBF type, the path is the database. When it is set, all of the tables in the directory are included in the database. It is a no-nonsense method of increasing speed and manageability that is used by several database managers.

Important! Place the source type in the database name field and place the source db in the database path field when using parameters to establish a Foxpro connection. ( Ok, I know that this paragraph looks dumb, but I keep forgetting to do that and I forget to read the documentation, and it sometimes takes me days to make a FoxPro connection! And then I REALLY feel dumb. )

CoreReader can use either a drive or an UNC in parameter connections.

Limited testing indicates that FoxPro or the Microsoft drivers may have a problem with case sensitivity when using wild-card characters.

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