NTX & PMS Files

I have been given the task to migrate an application to Access. The
only info I have is that each file has an NTX and PMS type file. My
research has led me to believe that the NTX file is a Clipper file,
but the PMS file is a mystery. There are no DBF file types. Any ideas
please.

Thanks

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 13:43:20 -0500, techno <out.there@somewhere.com>
wrote:

>On 15 Nov 2004 08:23:36 -0800, dave.funnell@pfocus.co.uk (Dave) wrote:
> 
>
>Try renaming a copy of the .pms file to .dbf and see if you can open
>it with Clipper.

Hmm, considering that the original poster had to research the origins
of the NTX files, what makes you think that he already has Clipper and
knows hows to open a dbf? He is an Access person....

>If that works then try to open it along with the .ntx
>file. Database files can have pretty much any extension that you want
>as long as you specifically call it.
>
>OPEN WATZIT.PMS
>OPEN WATZIT.ABC
>
>I don't think Access is designed to handle Clippper files.

Not if you want them to be uncorrupted <g>.

Regards,

Ross McKenzie
ValuSoft
Melbourne Australia

valusoft AT optushome DOT com DOT au

techno wrote:
> On 15 Nov 2004 08:23:36 -0800, dave.funnell@pfocus.co.uk (Dave) wrote:
>
> 
>
>
> Try renaming a copy of the .pms file to .dbf and see if you can open
> it with Clipper. If that works then try to open it along with the .ntx
> file. Database files can have pretty much any extension that you want
> as long as you specifically call it.
>
> OPEN WATZIT.PMS
> OPEN WATZIT.ABC
>
> I don't think Access is designed to handle Clippper files.

Surely you want to USE WATZIT.PMS rather than 'open' it (Am I
missing something?).

A subject of much debate is whether Access was designed at all, and
if so to what purpose.
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