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Need dll to convert sdf to dbf

Hi

I have tables that I need to convert to dbf format from MS SQL Compact
2005 (sdf) format that reside on my desktop. I was hoping that I could
embed the utility and call it from some code I put behind a button.
Does anyone have anything like this or know where I can get it?

Thanks

The Mad Ape
Jun 27 '08 #1
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Probably the easiest approach would be to write a desktop app that reads the
SDF file and uses the Visual Foxpro OleDb provider to write to the DBF file.
Alternatively you could use a 3rd party product like Codebase
(www.codebase.com) to work with the DBF files from a desktop app.

Ginny Caughey
Device Application Development MVP

"The Mad Ape" <ch******@gmail.comwrote in message
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Hi

I have tables that I need to convert to dbf format from MS SQL Compact
2005 (sdf) format that reside on my desktop. I was hoping that I could
embed the utility and call it from some code I put behind a button.
Does anyone have anything like this or know where I can get it?

Thanks

The Mad Ape
Jun 27 '08 #2
Probably the easiest approach would be to write a desktop app that reads the
SDF file and uses the Visual Foxpro OleDb provider to write to the DBF file.
Alternatively you could use a 3rd party product like Codebase
(www.codebase.com) to work with the DBF files from a desktop app.

Ginny Caughey
Device Application Development MVP

"The Mad Ape" <ch******@gmail.comwrote in message
news:12**********************************@j22g2000 hsf.googlegroups.com...
Hi

I have tables that I need to convert to dbf format from MS SQL Compact
2005 (sdf) format that reside on my desktop. I was hoping that I could
embed the utility and call it from some code I put behind a button.
Does anyone have anything like this or know where I can get it?

Thanks

The Mad Ape
Jun 27 '08 #3
As Ginny suggested, writing a desktop app that does the translation would be
the way I'd do it. Note I think it was from version 3.0 and onwards of SQL
Compact/CE you were able to read/write to compact databases. Previously, you
couldn't do this.
--
Simon Hart
Visual Developer - Device Application Development MVP
http://simonrhart.blogspot.com
"The Mad Ape" wrote:
Hi

I have tables that I need to convert to dbf format from MS SQL Compact
2005 (sdf) format that reside on my desktop. I was hoping that I could
embed the utility and call it from some code I put behind a button.
Does anyone have anything like this or know where I can get it?

Thanks

The Mad Ape
Jun 27 '08 #4

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