Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!sri-unix!rutgers!clyde!mcdchg!upba!qetzal!rcw From: rcw@qetzal.UUCP (Robert C. White) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.databases Subject: Re: Need file formats for Dbase III Message-ID: <705@qetzal.UUCP> Date: Sat, 5-Dec-87 22:25:58 EST Article-I.D.: qetzal.705 Posted: Sat Dec 5 22:25:58 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 11-Dec-87 06:39:19 EST References: <1457@rtech.UUCP> <4452@eecae.UUCP> Organization: Mentor Software Inc., Thornton, Co. Lines: 33 Summary: info on file formats book Xref: mnetor comp.sys.ibm.pc:10881 comp.databases:631 In article <4452@eecae.UUCP>, lawitzke@eecae.UUCP (John Lawitzke) writes: > > I need help finding a published document that contains the current > > specifications for Dbase III files. > > There is book out titled something like "File Formats for MS-DOS" or > something similar (it been a while since I've seen the book) That goes > into file format for various "famous" application programs like dBase, > Lotus, Supercalc, et. al. The book you want is entitled: File Formats for Popular PC Software - A programmer's Reference By Jeff Walden Wiley IBM PC Series Laurence Press, Series Editor A Wiley Press Book John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, Chichester, Brisbane, Toronto, Singapore Formats for the following PC Software is discussed: Lotus 1-2-3, Ability, Dbase II and Dbase III, DIF Format, Multimate, Microsoft Multiplan, IBM Plans, SuperCalc3, Visicalc, Wordstar, Wordstar 2000. Robert White -- //////////////////286 Moderator -- comp.unix.microport\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Email to microport@uwspan for info on the newsgroup comp.unix.microport. otherwise mail to microport@uwspan with a Subject containing one of: 386 286 Bug Source Merge or "Send Buglist" (rutgers!uwvax!uwspan!microport)