Need dll to convert sdf to dbf

[The Mad Ape]

Hi

I have tables that I need to convert to dbf format from MS SQL Compact
2005 (sdf) format that reside on my desktop. I was hoping that I could
embed the utility and call it from some code I put behind a button.
Does anyone have anything like this or know where I can get it?

Thanks

The Mad Ape

 

[Ginny Caughey MVP]

Probably the easiest approach would be to write a desktop app that reads the
SDF file and uses the Visual Foxpro OleDb provider to write to the DBF file.
Alternatively you could use a 3rd party product like Codebase
(www.codebase.com) to work with the DBF files from a desktop app.

Ginny Caughey
Device Application Development MVP

 

[Ginny Caughey MVP]

Probably the easiest approach would be to write a desktop app that reads the
SDF file and uses the Visual Foxpro OleDb provider to write to the DBF file.
Alternatively you could use a 3rd party product like Codebase
(www.codebase.com) to work with the DBF files from a desktop app.

Ginny Caughey
Device Application Development MVP

 

[Simon Hart [MVP]]

As Ginny suggested, writing a desktop app that does the translation would be
the way I'd do it. Note I think it was from version 3.0 and onwards of SQL
Compact/CE you were able to read/write to compact databases. Previously, you
couldn't do this.