From: "delphost" <rx@...>

> how to read or write dbf files directly from stored procedure, or udf?
> Is there any way, how to read dbf or any files (directly from server,
> without programming client application with dbf support) except
> *.fdb ;)?

Only using UDF.

Or pump dbf data into Firebird database.

Or there is another slightly mad solution for reading and inserting:
write simple application that will tear off the (variable length) dbf header -
the rest is fixed length format that could be read directly using external table.


Ivan Prenosil
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