Recitalconvert

Class

Utilities

Purpose

The DBCONVERT utility can be used to convert Xbase files into Recital format or upgrade older Recital tables to the latest format.

Syntax

$ dbconvert <filetype> [<filename>]

See Also

CONVERT, SET COMPATIBLE, SET FILETYPE

Description

The dbconvert utility is run from the Operating System prompt to convert Xbase files into Recital format or upgrade older Recital tables to the latest format.

Xbase binary files must be converted into Recital format before they can be used, unless they are being accessed using the Replaceable Database Drivers. ASCII format files can be used without conversion, but the conversion will correct the line feed format of the file to that of the new host platform. The following files can be converted:

Xbase Files

File Contents	File Extension	Renamed extension (OpenVMS)	Renamed extension (UNIX/Linux)	Converted file extension
table	dbf	old_dbf	o_dbf	dbf
program	prg	old_prg	o_prg	prg
format	fmt	old_fmt	o_fmt	fmt
memory	mem	old_mem	o_mem	mem
report	frm	old_frm	o_frm	frm
report	frx	old_frx	o_frx	frm
text	txt	old_txt	o_txt	txt

<filetype>

The <filetype> parameter can be any of the following:

File Type	Description
all	All convertible files in the current directory
dbf	Tables and Memos
fmt	Screen Format files
frx	FoxPro Report Format files
mem	Memory files
prg	Program files
txt	Text files
frm	Report Format files
year2000	Pre-8.0 Recital Tables
ver90	Pre-9.0 Recital tables
largefile	Pre large file support Recital tables

<filename>

The optional <filename> can be used to specify a single file or a group of files that match a pattern.

$ dbconvert dbf conv*.dbf

ALL

If the <filetype> is ALL, a ’config.db’ file will automatically be created in the current directory containing the following compatibility commands:

set pcfilter on set pcgraphics on set prompt to "." set pckeys on set inkeydelay on

Products

Recital Terminal Developer For server products, please see the CONVERT command.