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asp_databases thread: Re: Help with an old database


Message #1 by "Chip Dukes" <cdukes77@b...> on Thu, 16 May 2002 20:09:39 -0400
I wish!!

It looks like the files are binary ...

There's gotta be a way to read these old databases ...

Thanks for the thought though.

Chip
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Griffiths" <greg.griffiths@g...>
To: "ASP Databases" <asp_databases@p...>
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 3:56 PM
Subject: [asp_databases] Re: Help with an old database


> How are they seperated, you may be able to use the File Scripting Object
> and the SPLIT command to transfer them into a database.
>
> At 14:35 14/05/02 +0000, you wrote:
> >I've inherited and old application written in Turbo Pascal 4.0 (DOS) ...
> >the database files created by the application do not have any file
> >extensions and when I look at them in a text editor they are (of course)
> >not directly readable.
> >
> >I have to re-develop and extend this application (as ASP) but I need to
> >extract all of the data ...
> >
> >Anyone have any suggestions?
> >
> >Chip Dukes
>
>
>
>

Message #2 by Greg Griffiths <greg.griffiths@g...> on Thu, 16 May 2002 20:56:55 +0100
How are they seperated, you may be able to use the File Scripting Object 
and the SPLIT command to transfer them into a database.

At 14:35 14/05/02 +0000, you wrote:
>I've inherited and old application written in Turbo Pascal 4.0 (DOS) ...
>the database files created by the application do not have any file
>extensions and when I look at them in a text editor they are (of course)
>not directly readable.
>
>I have to re-develop and extend this application (as ASP) but I need to
>extract all of the data ...
>
>Anyone have any suggestions?
>
>Chip Dukes


Message #3 by cdukes77@b... on Tue, 14 May 2002 14:35:51
I've inherited and old application written in Turbo Pascal 4.0 (DOS) ... 
the database files created by the application do not have any file 
extensions and when I look at them in a text editor they are (of course) 
not directly readable.

I have to re-develop and extend this application (as ASP) but I need to 
extract all of the data ...

Anyone have any suggestions?

Chip Dukes

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