It could be a PowerBuilder file


Anita
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Sidney James P. Fuerte [SMTP:fuertsj1104@y...]
> Sent:	Friday 21 December 2001 14:29
> To:	professional vb
> Subject:	[pro_vb] RE: .db extension
> 
> Sounds like a database =)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Toby Bascom [mailto:ThomasOBascom@c...]
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2001 2:34 PM
> To: professional vb
> Subject: [pro_vb] RE: .db extension
> 
> 
> 
> >From: "dana johnson" <pr1smiley@m...>
> >Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 17:21:37 -0500
> >X-Message-Number: 40
> >
> >
> >Sounds like clipper
> >
> >Dana E. Johnson
> >Phalanxsys LLC
> >www.phalanxsys.com
> >djohnson@p...
> 
> Most probably not. Clipper files are dBASEIII compatible and have the .DBF
> extension; the native memo files (DBT) and index files (NTX) are *not*
> dBASEIII compatible. You can also tell it's Clipper if there are CDX
> and/or
> DBV files present. These are 3rd party index and memo files respectively.
> 
> O.T.O.H. there is nothing to prevent someone from creating a DBF file
> under
> Clipper as MyData.DB and opening it with "use MyData.DB" under Clipper or
> dBASE.
> 
> If, in fact, the file is a Paradox file and the user does not own Paradox,
> then VB can be used in conjunction with ADO (Microsoft ActiveX Data
> Objects
> 2.X Library) to open the file.
> 
> Regards,
> -Toby
> 
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