300 points for this question

Ummm... maybe just me, but if you say this question's worth 300 points, why don't you make it 300 points?

(I'm getting a little paranoid here, cuz there are always people trying to cheat out of paying points).

? what about the database-desktop

If you mean DBASE 4 you can use Database Desktop which comes with Delphi

Motaz

Ummm... maybe just me, but if you say this question's worth 300 points, why don't you make it 300 points?

(I'm getting a little paranoid here, cuz there are always people trying to cheat out of paying points).

? or just make a simple application
(a tdbgrid, a tdbnavigator, a ttable, a tdatasource, a topenfiledialog (for selecting the table), ~ten lines code, ready)

hi again,

here it is

unit db_simple_edit_u;

interface

uses
  Windows, Messages, SysUtils, Classes, Graphics, Controls, Forms, Dialogs,
  Db, DBTables, Grids, DBGrids, DBCtrls, StdCtrls, ExtCtrls;

type
  TForm1 = class(TForm)
    Panel1: TPanel;
    Button1: TButton;
    DBNavigator1: TDBNavigator;
    DBGrid1: TDBGrid;
    Table1: TTable;
    DataSource1: TDataSource;
    OpenDialog1: TOpenDialog;
    procedure Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
  private
    { Private declarations }
  public
    { Public declarations }
  end;

var
  Form1: TForm1;

implementation

{$R *.DFM}

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
  if opendialog1.execute then
  begin
    Table1.Close;
    Table1.DatabaseName := ExtractFileDir(opendialog1.Filename);
    Table1.TableName := ExtractFileName(opendialog1.Filename);
    try
      table1.Open;
      Panel1.Caption := 'File : '+opendialog1.Filename;
    except
      raise;
    end;
  end;
end;

end.


requirements, bde installed, no alias must be defined,
works on dbase and paradox files

meikl

Exel 97  will do the job

but it can only a word of reccords

Hey borgo, all of us provide a good solution I think, so that you have to divide this point between all the people here :-)

Hi to all of you and thanks for the answers.

I'm not trying to cheat you nrico.
I have posted that question in more areas inside EE so I could give the points only after I get a good answer.

I'd like to know if with your solutions I can save every changes I meade into the table in the same format (DBASE4)

Thank you

hi borgo,

you should be more specific.
the change of an fieldvalue will not result in a restructure.

meikl

Borgo

Sure you will stay with the same format if you use Database Desktop.

Motaz

Does Database Desktop need BDE ?

Sure

Ok thanks to all of you now I have a good knowledge about the problem.

So I'll share the point between you:
- kretzschmar
- Motaz
- Nico

Regards and see you in EE.

Andrea.

Please kretzschmar answer to this question to get the points.
Nico and Motaz will find another question, inside the Delphi area, with 100 points.
Is all right ? :-)
Bye

Adjusted points from 1 to 100

:-)

See you and thank you.

Please look also to a new question of mien at:

http://www1.experts-exchange.com/questions/10332639/Disable-the-proxy-server-in-IE.html

bye