DBF Reader

When I was going through my files today I came across a project that at one time had been very useful. It is a DBF file editor for the Mac. I decided to upload the code to Github for anyone who might likewise have a need for it.

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Back when I was working at a mining company writing custom GIS software, I got very familiar with the dBase file format or DBF files since they are used along with shape files to store information about geographic data.

At the same time my dad was switching to the Mac and we were slowly pulling him away from his dependence on Parallels. One of the antiquated technologies he was hesitant to part with was a database of his sermons and illustrations that was in dBase (dating back to 1990).

So, as a loving son I put my knowledge of the format to work and created this little tool. It worked out for him until recently when he made the wise decision to purchase a real database program.

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