DBU

[Otto]

Dear friends,
May I ask you today which "DBU" you are using.
I currently don't have a version that works well.
I edit the data with one dBase editor, but need a different editor to change tables. If there are new field types in the DBF, then another editor is required.
Also, none of my dBase editors are still being maintained.
Maybe we could come to an agreement on an open source DBU here.
What do you all mean?
Best regards,
Otto

[José Luis Sánchez]

I use EMGdbu, it's in Italian but it works well. You algo have fivedbu from fivetech.
i don't remember any other dbu tools.

Regards,

[karinha]

https://www.linguagemclipper.com.br/content/dbu-para-windows

http://fivewin.com.br/index.php?/topic/21104-dbu-for-windows-64-bits/

Regards, saludos.

[Otto]

Hello José,
I, too, use Enrico's editor.
But there I do not have the statistic functions, I can't reorder the columns or resize.
Therefore I suggested that we should all work and contribute to one version.

Best regards,
Otto

My answer to Vilian, who suggested ADS.

Hello Vilian,

It is a pity.
The ADS dBase editor is professional, but exactly the functions that we need all the time don't exist there.
Especially now, when we use a lot of small DBF files with mod harbor and these without an index, we need a good tool. For example, I have a food dictionary here.
The web server is directly on the customer server.

Now a receptionist has to update the dishes. He uses the editor from our friend Enrico.
Showcase
control if there are all translations
He is noticed that "Wiener Schnitzel" is missing in a language.
Search Wiener Schnitzel
Then make global control for more missing translations.
Click on header, go to the top, and you have all you need.
This editor is handy like a text editor. But for statistics I need another one.
Although we have all the functions, we need.


LG Otto

[JoseAlvarez]

Otto.

Use the DBF VIEWER PLUS it is portable and free. Very good.
You can download it from here:

http://www.alexnolan.net/software/dbf.htm

and on the page http://www.alexnolan.net there are other free and very useful tools.

If you have any problem with the download, send me your email and I will send it to you.

grettins

[Otto]

Hello Jose,
I started this thread as an impulse.
I see that there is no such thing as a perfect dBase editor tool.

There are feature-rich but optical ones from the last century. If you add such a tool to your own software, is not a reference.

The tool you suggested - I suspect it is from 2012

We cannot base our work on tools from 2012 that are no longer in development.
We already have the problem with FASREPORT. Nobody knows what is in the DLL. Most ANTIVIRUS software give alerts when you install this DLL.
The other tools suggested to me are missing essential functions for everyday productive work.

But we need an xBrowse based community editor.

From this editor we could include parts in our software and give our users an additional option.
Keyword: Admin and User mode, where you cannot change any data, for example, fulltext search, etc.

Best of all all of us would be testers of xBrowse daily. I am sure xBrowse would evolve a lot.
Think of a flexible line-height for memo fields etc.

As long as you are an in-house developer, you can do whatever you want. But when the market judges you, you need the best that you can get to survive.
Fivewin's editor has a very nice structure and source code and would be ideal. Not much work missing, then it would be better than all which I tested today.
Best regards,
Otto

[Antonio Linares]

FWH\samples\fivedbu.prg

[Otto]

Dear Antonio,
I am sorry I had an older copy. I see it is now a very complete product.
What I don't see is the statistical part of the old WDBU.
Thank you.
Best regards,
Otto

[surGom]

I use dbwide or prometeus for years and you have all the utilities to manage the databases.
If you want, send me your email and I'll send it to you

Luis

[artu01]

Dbf Manager

[acuellar]

Otra opción OurXdbu

https://sourceforge.net/projects/ourxdbu/

[hmpaquito]

Try Otis tool

https://groups.google.com/g/harbour-use ... 5wGWDCAgAJ
https://github.com/hansmarc/Otis

Modern, multi rdd, free, sources availables....

who gives more ?

Binary from: https://github.com/hansmarc/Otis/blob/m ... 05-2021.7z

[Otto]

Hello friends,
I have to apologize. I haven't tried the current version of FIVEDBU before doing this posting.
FIVEDBU can now do everything that the proposed programs can.
Best regards,
Otto

[TimStone]

I would like to re-visit this topic because I am having some difficulty.

I built fivedbu in the samples directory ( 64 BIT ) and it won't run. It does build, but the .exe does nothing.

I added it to my primary application. It tells me it can't run because it cant find libmariadb.dll so I put the file in the same place where other application .dlls reside ( as does the .exe ) and I get the same error. So then I tried registering it, and it loads it but says it can't find the entry point ( Windows response ). Also there is a libmariadb64.dll but that doesn't help.

Does anyone have this working with 64 bit ?

I also found several things that are not working. For example, the Process does not actually allow you to view or edit code because this version does NOT handle the memo fields. In fact, when going into a memo field on an individual record, it just gives the hour glass and spinning circle and locks in that position.

Also the Imp/Exp command does nothing but show a popup dialog.

These tests were only able to be performed when I commented out any functions not strictly pertaining to .dbf files. I had hoped to expand the capability here so I could start a conversion to SQL. I can handle the issues above but need to resolve the issue surrounding the unseen .dll file, and would appreciate some clarification on using this with 64 bit.

Thanks for any input. Otto, since you said you tested it and all is working, perhaps you can provide some guidance on the 64 bit setup for this. I'm using it with FWH64 ( latest release ), Harbour 64, and Visual Studio 2022 on Windows 11.

[cnavarro]

Try with this version
https://bitbucket.org/fivetech/fivewin- ... edbu64.exe