Database CDB file format

[EMW]

Is there anyone out there who knows how the binary format is of the CDB
database file used on the pocket pc?

I want to write a little conversion program to convert it to SQLserver SDF
file.

 

[Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]]

Don't know the exact format, but CDB (Compact DataBase) is derived from
MDB Access files, so Access would probably be the best place to look.

"SDF" stands for "Standard Data Format" which is a simple text file with
the data arranged in columns and is normally not related to any
propritary format... open a small one with any text editor... with word
wrap turned off.

SDF files are very easy to import and manipulate, but require more disk
space than most other formats since empy fields are filled with <spaces>

Hope this helps...
Beverly Howard

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[Michel Tripot]

Hello,

Is somebody using this program with a PCC 2003 ?
(abcDB for running data on Pocket , and Desktop Studio for buld it on PC)

I installed it with the "Windows eMbedded Visual Basic RunTime pour PocketPC
2003 " Patch.
The synchronisation is perfect, but i have a lot of problems with SQL

The developper said me that his product is running on this plateform.

Thanks

Michel
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