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Originally Posted by Silversam  I have several old dbase IV applications that I still use. I have mostly transitioned from a PC (Win XP) to the Mac (OSX 10.5).
Is there a Mac application that will read dbase programs INCLUDING Memo fields? I've heard that filemaker pro will read the dbfs but am unable to get confirmation on the Memo fields.
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Wow! Someone who still uses CP/M era applications! At any rate, you have a couple of options.
MacLinkPlus Deluxe 16 is the pre-eminent file conversion utility. It supports the conversion of many file formats into many other file formats. Among its supported formats are
dBase II,
dBase III,
dBase IV, and
FoxBASE/FoxPro. Earlier versions of this utility were explicitly endorsed by Apple Computer and Corel WordPerfect and bundled with their software. Recommended.
A second option is
StelsDBF, a DBF JDBC type 4 driver that allows ... SQL queries and other JDBC operations on DBF files (
dBase III/
IV/
V,
xBase,
FoxPro,
FoxBase,
Clipper). The driver is completely platform-independent and does not require installing additional client or server software to provide access to DBF files. If I understand it, then
StelsDBF gives you to access
dBase IV files without conversion.