Wed, 18 Jun 1902 08:00:00 GMT
Database file format info.
In article <5tufrq$sk...@news.qub.ac.uk> of Tue, 26 Aug 1997 11:49:14 in Quotecomp.lang.pascal.borland, s.fow...@qub.ac.uk wrote: >Can anyone help me with this query? >I have written a program using TP 6 one part of which stores >information entered as a text file on the hard drive. >This text file is later loaded and used by the database part of >Microsoft Works for DOS. >I would prefer to store the information directly in Microsoft >Works format rather than as a text file.
As a compromise, it might be OK to write it in another format which Works can understand. ISTR that Word can read RTF format, and that is an ASCII-based text description language so easy to deal with. OTOH I know nothing about Works databases. -- John Stockton, Surrey, UK. j...@merlyn.demon.co.uk Turnpike v1.12 MIME. Web URL: http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/ -- includes FAQqish topics and links. Correct 4-line sig separator is as above, a line comprising "-- " (SoRFC1036) Before a reply, quote with ">" / "> ", known to good news readers (SoRFC1036)
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