KnowledgeBase - Frequently Asked Questions

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General Questions Visual dBASE 7.x Visual dBASE 5.x

General Questions

• Where can I get copies of older versions of dBASE?
• Problems with older versions of dBASE and DBF header information
• dBASE WebRing

Visual dBASE 7.x FAQs

• 7.5 Project Manager deleted after uninstalling 7.01
• 7.5 Release Notes
• Abnormal Tool tips in Visual dBASE 7
• Adding Auto-increment Fields to Existing Tables
• Allow One Instance of EXE Only
• BDE Configuration Error
• BDE 5.10 Help | About Erroneously Shows Version 5.01
• Converting Visual dBASE 5 forms to Visual dBASE 7.x forms
• Creating a BDE Alias
• Command Window no longer has split panes
• Deleting Fields via Program Code
• Displaying Record Numbers
• Default values in DBF7 tables
• Forcing new pages at will
• How to Convert from DB to DBF
• How To Test for Different Language Settings
• How to get BDE version from inside application
• How To Determine Screen Resolution
• Importing TXT files into memo fields
• Importing and Exporting Data with dBASE
• Internal Error -- Invalid Bytecode
• Is BDE Required in Deployment?
• Label Templates in Visual dBASE 7.x
• Language Drivers
• Migrating dBASE III and dBASE III Plus Applications to Windows
• Notes for users of 16-bit versions of Visual dBASE
• Output of a SQL Server table to an ASCII Text File
• Other Software Can't read Visual dBASE 7.x Tables
• PROTECTing Tables in Visual dBASE 5.x
• Rebuilding Indexes on dBASE Tables
• Relative paths in designer
• SET FILTER TO FOUND()
• Traditional Chinese Support of English Visual dBASE 7.5
• Using Access 97 files
• Using Visual dBASE in Greece, Turkey and Eastern Europe
• Visual dBASE 7 Tables and Microsoft Access 97
• Visual dBASE 7 and Crystal Cross-Tab Reports
• Win32 SDK Help not included on 7.5 distribution CD

Visual dBASE 5.x FAQs

• 31-Character Limit for Printer Names (5.x only)
• Long File Names Not Recognized on Windows NT (5.x only)
• Report Writer Not Installed" error (5.x only)
• Replace Borland icons in MSGBOX() with Microsoft equivalents (5.x only)
• Error Creating File DB2AA.AAA (5.7 only)
• Converting dBASE III Manual Reports to Visual dBASE 5.7 
• Crystal Reports and Labels
• Crystal Reports: Cannot Find Resource DLL
• Form With a Combobox Crashes in Visual dBASE 5.x

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