[OT] access DBF files via ODBC (Linux)

[Wim Blanken]

Dag Bart,

I have searched for a specific dbf/xbase/clipper driver for or iodbc of 
unixodbc in the recent past. Could not come up with a solution for this 
question. I then used the program dbtcp to connect from linux to a windows 
server that had the odbc configured. This worked OK for me in a specific 
project. It's a so-called odbc-bridge but I do not think this is the answer 
to your question.....so maybe anyone else has a better idea?

Groetjes!

Wim Blanken
GEON bv in Groningen


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bart van den Eijnden" <BEN at SYNCERA-ITSOLUTIONS.NL>
To: <MAPSERVER-USERS at LISTS.UMN.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 9:56 AM
Subject: [UMN_MAPSERVER-USERS] [OT] access DBF files via ODBC (Linux)


> Hi list,
>
> does anybody know how to connect to DBF files via ODBC on Linux like Frank 
> suggested in his e-mail below? Is there an ODBC DBF driver for Linux?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Best regards,
> Bart
>
> Bart van den Eijnden
> Syncera-ITSolutions
> Postbus 270
> 2600 AG  DELFT
>
> tel.nr.: 015-7512436
> email: BEN at Syncera-ITSolutions.nl
>
>>>> fwarmerdam at gmail.com 05/04/05 06:03pm >>>
> On 5/4/05, Bart van den Eijnden <BEN at syncera-itsolutions.nl> wrote:
>> Hi Frank,
>>
>> this thread reminded me of a question I wanted to ask, is there a similar 
>> way to connect to DBF files with additional attribute information using 
>> OGR? Which works both on Windows and Linux? Or would that require a new 
>> driver?
>
> Bart,
>
> OGR's Shapefile driver already supports accessing "bare" .dbf
> files with no .shp or .shx file.  So the shapefile driver is a "free"
> dbf driver as well. Though limited to the relatively old and simple
> style of .dbf normally used with shapefiles.
>
> DBF files can be access directly by name or as a directory.
>
> You can also access DBF files via ODBC of course.
>
> Best regards,
>
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