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to: DAVID ALGER
from: YVES VAN HAL
date: 1996-09-04 17:44:00
subject: DBF in Delphi

Hello David,
 > I need some help, I want to use DBF (DBase) files for my program, but
 > Delphi
 > requires it be created before run time. Is there any way around this? To
 >
 > have it create the file when needed, or create a new one? Its going to
 > be
 > used for an inventory tracking program.
Why do you consider this to be a problem ? You can easily define a TTable 
object in your code, then specify the right values to the right properties 
and use the .create method. It is really that simple. By adding a "Try" 
construction you can even check if it already exists.
Greetings,
Yves
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