Bmendo33

Q: how can I open a dbf file in mac?

how can I open a dbf file in mac?

Posted on Dec 20, 2011 10:25 PM

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Q: how can I open a dbf file in mac?

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  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Dec 20, 2011 11:43 PM in response to Bmendo33
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    Dec 20, 2011 11:43 PM in response to Bmendo33

    As you have posted in the AppleWorks forum one assumes you have Appleworks: this may be able to import .dbf files (these are dBase II format) - please see this thread:

     

    https://discussions.apple.com/message/1705077#1705077

     

    If you have Numbers it's possible you may be able to import it there, but only if it's a fairly simple database.

  • by Barry,

    Barry Barry Dec 21, 2011 2:21 AM in response to Bmendo33
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    Dec 21, 2011 2:21 AM in response to Bmendo33

    Numbers won't import it, but any of OpenOffice.org, NeoOffice or LibreOffice should be able to. The links will take you to the home page for the named application, from which you can get to the download page.

     

    Regards,

    Barry

  • by MDavison,

    MDavison MDavison Feb 19, 2014 6:51 AM in response to Bmendo33
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    Feb 19, 2014 6:51 AM in response to Bmendo33

    I can confirm Apache OpenOffice (free) will open a dBase file. You can then proceed to  save as Excel, CSV,  HTML, .dif or even pdf.

     

    DBFView in the App Store is a free very basic utility that will preview a dbf file, but no 'find' feature is available.

     

    regards

     

    Malcolm

  • by a brody,

    a brody a brody Feb 26, 2014 8:59 AM in response to Bmendo33
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    Feb 26, 2014 8:59 AM in response to Bmendo33

    Filemaker Pro and Bento also have some DBF support if you want a true database.  Same with MySQL and PHPMyAdmin you may look at those solutions as well.  The Entropy Swiss website has some cool SQL directions.  The key is to export to tab or command delimited data first, if the database doesn't support it by default.  I don't know all the limitations myself, I just know their availability.