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| File extension | .dbf |
| File category | documents |
| Description | Dbase, the database management software makes use of the DBF extension for the storage of its standard database files. However, dbase is not the only database software program compatible with DBF files as other “xBASE' programs support the file format as well. DBF gained popularity because its structure is easy to understand and also, it was earlier adopted by the database community. |
| Technical details | DBF file contains multiple sets of data that are stored and arranged in arrays. It is used in dBASE II as a file format. Also, it has been employed in the proceeding versions of dBASE III, III+, and IV. DBF file is one of the earliest database files having a header. The header makes the program not familiar with the data structure read DBF file. However, it can be used on Microsoft Excel OpenOffice Calc, and some other programs. |
| Programs | Microsoft Excel 2016 Corel Quattro Pro X7 HiBase Group DBF Viewer 2000 DBF Viewer Plus Swiftpage Act! Planamesa NeoOffice (Mac) multisoft FlagShip (Linux) |
| Main program | dBase |
| Developer | dBASE |
| MIME type | application/x-dbase application/x-dbf |
Microsoft Excel Binary File Format
| File extension | .xls |
| File category | documents |
| Description | XLS – is a spreadsheet created by a popular Microsoft Excel application. It includes document data that is located in cells that have a specific address. They can contain formulas, mathematical equations associated with the information in other cells, and fixed information. It is often used for the development of graphs and charts. The format allows us to store and edit a broad range of parameters - images, tables, macros, types, diagrams. It has been widely used until the appearance of the 2007 version of Excel, and then it was replaced with the XMLSS extension. The information inside the XLS document is contained in a series of static-size streams. Their location is described using several segment distribution tables. It differs in backward compatibility and supports various file formats created for DOS. It is often used by web browsers to exclude the use of binary formats. The utility is included in the Microsoft Office suite and, in addition to Excel, can be opened by various applications like Apache Open Office, Libre Office, adapted to Mac OS, Windows, or Linux. |
| Technical details | The format's relevance is explained by its simplicity, although it does not support separate functions, for example, storing VBA macros. Until XMLSS appeared, the Excel application used the Biff extension when formatting, created based on the IFF container format. Due to this, changes to the book templates and their contents were available. After introducing the new format in 2007, the program has not lost the backward compatible properties, which guarantees the wide distribution of XLS in the future. Subsequently, the XLS extension was replaced by the XLSM, XLSB, and XLSX formats. |
| Programs | Microsoft Office Kingsoft Office |
| Main program | Microsoft Office |
| Developer | Microsoft |
| MIME type | application/vnd.ms-excel |
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Microsoft in the News
Sometimes the cure is worse than the disease. The recent attempts by Microsoft to fix the problems built into AMD and Intel chips is a good example.
By now, you have probably heard of the security threats called Meltdown and Spectre. They attacks flaws built into Intel and AMD microchips. Clearly, we aren’t all going to replace the chips in our computers. Even if we were willing or able to do so, it may be a long time before the hardware fix for these security threats are available.
The threat has been known for about a year now, but only recently was it made public via a Google blog site. When these flaws are exploited, things like passwords that are stored in the memory of running programs can be extracted. This can be done on PC’s, Mac’s, mobile devices, and in the cloud.
For a description of how these threats work, see: https://meltdownattack.com/
With a serious flaw like this, a software fix has to be rolled out in a hurry. Everyone knew that the fix was going to impact computer performance. But Microsoft’s cure seems to have killed some patients. Some AMD chip machines running Windows 10 have been bricked as a result of installing mandatory Windows updates.
As of January 10, Microsoft has pulled the potentially deadly cure.
Importing from dBase or other DBF files
I was recently tasked with the job of importing some dbase files into SQL. As usual, I get the work because it is not a straight forward task and so it requires a bit more specialized knowledge. In figuring out the issues, I thought others would benefit from this experience.
The following link is where Microsoft lets us know that the import wizard in SQL does not support imports from dBase or other DBF files.
And hence, I was called.
The key to making this work is to:
- Ensure you are using the correct drivers, and
- Set up SSIS correctly from the start.
So, step one, the driver you need can be found here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=14839. Download and install.
Step two, we set up the SSIS. I created all the tables to make this easier.
To create the control flow of the packages, do the following:
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- To add a data flow task to the Package, drag and drop it on to the control flow
- Right click rename to change the name of the data flow task
- Double click on the data flow task to edit it
- Edit takes you to the data flow tab
- For each file you want to import, do the following;
- Drag in the source assistant
- Choose New in the Select connection managers
- In the Provider option at the top of the connection Manager choose;
- OLE DB Provider: Microsoft OLD DB Provider for Visual FoxPro
- Server or file name: lvappsdatasourcesExportDataQAExportsfilename.dbf
- Test Connection
- Ok
- Double click the OLE DB Source
- Choose the name of the table or view from the list in the drop down
- In the properties Tab be sure to change the field AlwaysUseDefaultCodePage to True as below.
- Drag in the source assistant
If you forget the above step you get this error:
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Now add the Destination information
- Drag in the Destination Assistant
- Choose the <instancename><Database>.<table> Connection
- Dag and drop the Blue arrow to connect the source to the destination.
- Double click to open the OLE DB Destination
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- Choose the name of the table or the view to want to load from the drop down.
- Choose ok.
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To add to the complication of this import, issues crop up if you are running a 64 bit version of SQL. I’ll deal with that obstacle in my next blog.