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Reading dBase 3 and dBase 4 files with nonstandard extensions in C#

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dBase, .NET, Microsoft Visual C#.Net

Hi. I have been using the FoxPro ODBC driver to open dBase3 files with nonstandard extensions and it works just fine. However, when I try to open a dBaseIV file I get the error "ERROR [42S02] [Microsoft][ODBC Visual FoxPro Driver]Not a table."

I have tried FoxPro OleDB driver, but apparently the files have to be named with a ".dbc" extension.

Is there anyway I can use a single driver to open these dBase 3 and dBase 4 files that have nonstandard extensions?

Below is the code I am using. And I have attached one of the files I am having issues with if anyone wants to see if they can open and read it. I had to change the extension to .txt to get it to upload, but you can change it to .veh or whatever you like.

Thanks.

         
             string tagNum = "";
            OdbcConnection oConnection = new OdbcConnection("Driver={Microsoft Visual FoxPro Driver};SourceType=DBF;SourceDB=C:\\Documents and Settings\\Lee\\Desktop\\Mitchell EMS;Exclusive=No; Collate=Machine;NULL=NO;DELETED=NO;BACKGROUNDFETCH=NO;");
            oConnection.Open();
 
            OdbcDataAdapter oDataAdapter = new OdbcDataAdapter("SELECT * FROM 123A.ad1", oConnection);
            DataSet oDataSet = new DataSet();
            oDataAdapter.Fill(oDataSet);//I get the error right here...
            DataTable oDataTable = oDataSet.Tables[0];
            foreach (DataRow dr in oDataTable.Rows)
            {
 
                tagNum = (dr["PLATE_NO"].ToString().Trim());
              
            }//end foreach

Attachments:

dBaseFile.zip (475 bytes) (File Type Details)

dBase 4 file

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