Re: tool to convert dBase (dbf) files

walter harms <[email protected]> Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:19:40 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.gis.freegis
Message-ID <[email protected]>

Maciej Sieczka wrote:
> Tim Michelsen wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I have a large dBase file from a GRASS vector wich I want to process as an ascii
>> file.
>>
>> The number of records surpasses the number of maximum records in OOo Calc or
>> Gnumeric.
> 
> Try editing it in OO.org Base instead of Calc.
> 

depends what you would like to do.
simple calculationen can be done with shell or awk (perl) etc.
this tools can be faster than a db.

just my 2 cents,
 wh