Is there a DATA CONVERSION TOOL for BTRIEVE v4.11b?

Posted February 16th, 2009 by curtgould

I have a DOS program that uses Btrieve record manager version 4.11b for its data storage. The system works fine on its own. My problem is that I am needing to convert the data from the BTR files into a format that I can use to run reports. IE: Crystal reports, Qik View, or dump into a SQL database.

I have found numerous tools on the net, but none seem to be made for version 4.11b. The other problem is that I don't have the source code of the program nor do I have the description files for each BTR.

Any Ideas?

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RE: Is there a DATA CONVERSION TOOL for BTRIEVE v4.11b?

On February 17th, 2009 jterrell said:

Hi Curt,

Unfortunately, our Data Parser for Btrieve only supports the parsing of Btrieve data files back to version 5.10a. But here are some possible options...

Data Parser for Binary
If you know the structure of the BTR files, you may want to try the Data Parser for Binary. Depending on the data types that are used to pack the data in your v4.11b Btrieve files, those data types -- or at least some/most of them -- may be available in the Data Parser for Binary, thus enabling you to define some/most of the fields -- if not all -- and convert the data to a CSV text file.

Other Possible DataTools Solutions
Check out the "Reading Source Data" options on the "Data File Solutions" page of our web site: http://pervasivedatatools.com/solutions/datafile
One of those options may work for you.

Please let us know if you find a solution.

- Jo