Point and click queries.

            Any data source.

                        Any computer.

                                    Data server.

                                                Free.


                        Paradox
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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

The CoreReader development and test environment includes Paradox 7.0 for Windows 3.1 and Paradox 7.0 for NT.

Running With Paradox

The sophistication and craftsmanship of the old Paradox earned special recognition for those who created it.

Security

If the login is not correct, Paradox will report that a good connection has been made and the table names will be loaded. But since the database is locked the column names will return an error message. This is standard Paradox behavior since the table names can be seen on disk anyway.

Paradox permitted a developer to stack multiple passwords for sophisticated system engineering, but CoreReader has only one password entry box. If multiple passwords are needed, a connection string or DSN should be used.

Versions

As of release number 20724, CoreReader will connect to any Paradox version. The defaults are for version 4 and are shown in the parameters below.

Net lock file

If a parameter connection is made, notice that there is no provision for a net lock file. However, CoreReader sets the READONLY property to TRUE.

Database name

The old Paradox database was constructed like some modern servers, so enter its path in the database name field and leave the path field blank.

Default Overrides

CoreReader allows overriding the following defaults by a connection string.
        COLLATINGSEQUENCE=ASCII;
        DriverID=282;
        exclusive=false;
        FIL=Paradox 4.x;
        PARADOXNETSTYLE=4.x;
        PARADOXUSERNAME=;
        READONLY=TRUE;
Enter the string in place of or in addition to parameters.

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