dBASE.NET 1.0.0

dBASE.NET - Read and write DBF files with .NET

dBASE.NET is a .NET class library used to read FoxBase, dBASE III and dBASE IV .dbf files. Data read from a file is returned as a list of typed fields and a list of records. This library is useful to add data import from dBASE sources to a .NET project.

This code has been tested against a number of dBASE files found in the wild, including FoxBase and dBASE III/IV files with and without memo files. A .NET unit test project is part of this repository and new test files may be added to it over time.

Installing dBASE.NET

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Introduction

Opening a DBF file

using dBASE.NET;

dbf.Read("database.dbf");

This returns an instance of the Dbf class. With this, you can iterate over fields found in the table:

foreach(DbfField field in dbf.Fields) {
	Console.WriteLine(field.Name);
}

You can also iterate over records:

foreach(DbfRecord record in dbf.Records) {
	for(int i = 0;  i < dbf.Fields.Count; i++) {
		Console.WriteLine(record[i]);
	}
}

Count the records:

Console.WriteLine(dbf.Records.Count);

Class diagram

yuml:

http://yuml.me/diagram/scruffy/class/edit/[Dbf]+->[DbfRecord], [Dbf]+->[DbfField], [DbfRecord]+->[DbfField], [Dbf]->[DbfHeader], [DbfHeader]^-[Dbf4Header]