Daniel wrote:
> I feel fairly confident that if I had access to the Btrieve API, I
> could easily read the files I have. My whole problem is that I do not
> have access to the Btrieve API, as I need a free-of-charge solution as
> well as a free-of-licence solution. If the Btrieve API is actually
> freely accessible, and I just couldn't figure it out, then I'm sorry,
> but from everything I see, the API is a part of the Pervasive Server,
> which is way outside my price range of "free".
>
> To re-iterate what I am looking for:
>
> -A free library for reading btrieve files, or
I've been working with btrieve for 10 years (ie not long by the
standards of some people here!) and I've NEVER come across a free
program that allows you to read btrieve files direct. I know of
no free program that takes the binary btrieve file and provides
access to it via the Btreive API.
> -A do***ent describing the btrieve file format.
There are two formats to consider. The first is how btrieve organises
the internals of a file to manage record storage, index management,
compression etc. This is what the licensed Btrieve software does.
The second is how a particular application choses to store data
in a record.
> I would even be happy with a free program for converting between
> Btrieve and any other database format, but especially MSSQL, Access,
> MySQL or PosgreSQL. I find it difficult to believe that there is no
> do***entation on the Btrieve file format, given it has been around for
> 20 years.
As a format, it's always been internal to the btrieve data server.
>
> -Daniel
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