XLS to DBF Converter
XLS to DBF Converter allows you to convert your Excel files to
DBF format.
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet application developed by
Microsoft for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS..
MS Excel up until 2007 version used a proprietary binary
file format called Binary Interchange File Format (BIFF) as
its primary format. Excel 2007 uses Office Open XML as its
primary file format.
You can select different types of dbf files, such as dBase
III, FoxPro etc.
Besides, you can optionally remove trailing spaces or new
line symbols.
The program supports both XLS and XLSX formats.
The first tab allows you to select source files. You can
select for conversion one or several files.
If the name of a file is expanded then you can select
tables(sheets) for conversion.
If no tables are selected then all tables will be
converted.
If you selected certain tables then only these tables will
be converted.
Double-click on a file displays a Preview window.
The second tab allows you to select the output folder or
file.
If you selected a folder or checked the option
[x] Create a separate file for each source file
then every source file(table) will be converted to a
separate output file.
i.e.
filename.xls
sheet1
sheet2
|
>> |
sheet1.dbf
sheet2.dbf |
another.xls
sheetA
sheetB
|
>> |
sheetA.dbf
sheetB.dbf |
If you selected a file then a content of all source files will
be converted to this file.
Command line parameters are:
| -output=/users/myname/tmp/ |
| -separate=1, -separate=0 |
Besides, you can define the program's behaviour what is
necessary to do when an output file already exists.
Command line parameters are:
| -files=overwrite |
Overwrite existing files |
| -files=use |
Use existing files (append to the end) |
| -files=skip |
Skip (do not convert a source file) |
| -files=unique |
Create an unique name. example.dbf, example.1.dbf,
example.2.dbf, ...
|
| -files=ask |
Ask for action for each file |
The last tab allows you to customize the output file.
| Option |
Description |
Command line |
| In GUI mode select tables |
If you want to convert only certain tables from the
command line, you can specify each of them with this
parameter. In this example you will convert only sheet1
and sheet5 (if they are in a file).
|
-table=sheet1
-table=sheet5 |
| [x] First line contains field names |
Check it if your file contains names of columns |
-fieldnames=1
-fieldnames=0 |
| [x] All fields are Character |
Check it if your wish to convert all information as
Character fields regardless of content
|
-allchar=1
-allchar=0 |
| Style of Logical fields |
This parameter allows you to override values from
Logical fields to your own values.
Predefined:
-logical=AsIs
-logical=1,0
-logical=True,False
-logical=Yes,No
|
User-defined example:
-logical=On,Off
|
| Precision |
You can define a length of the fractional part for
Numeric fields. The option auto will try to
calculate the precision itself.
|
-precision=auto
-precision=2 |
| Type of file |
Select type of memo fields. |
-type=dbase3
-type=dbase4
-type=foxpro
-type=vfp
-type=dbase7
|
| Block size |
You can select the necessary block size for memo fields.
|
-blocksize=512 |
| Encoding of the output file |
Just select a desired value.
In the command line
you have to use an exact phrase.
|
-outcharset="Unicode (UTF-16)" |
| [x] Remove CR+LF in memo fields |
The option removes symbols of new line from text fields
|
-removecrlf=1
-removecrlf=0 |
| Spaces in Character fields |
You can remove trailing spaces, keep all spaces or
remove both leading and trailing
|
-spaces=trailing
-spaces=keep
-spaces=both
|
| Command line only |
This parameter allows you to change a type of fields.
You can specify several such parameters in the command
line. The common syntax is:
-ct=NAME=TYPE(LENGTH)
|
-ct=FIELD1=C(25)
-ct=FIELD2=N(10.2)
-ct=FIELD3=M
-ct=FIELD4=D
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Besides there are some special command line parameters:
|
-log=/path/filename.log
|
create a .log file with debug messages |
| -batch |
run the conversion without prompt and display main
window
|
| -silent |
run the conversion without prompt and
do not display main window
|
| -key=your_key |
it allows to pass the registration key to the program
and do not store it in program's settings
|
| @/path/params.txt |
read command line parameters from file. One parameter
per line.
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If the converter does not have enough parameters or some
error occurs then the batch process will be interrupted and
the converter displays main window to resolve the problem.
After successful conversion you will see a list of output
files.
Double-click on a file runs an associated program.
Right-mouse-click displays a Preview window.
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