Re: TZF - Opening DBF at runtime

Marie,

>> I believe you always have to have a structure pre-defined, either using
a dummy file or in code.

Not really... You can create, open and use a DBF at run time like so:

Here's essentially what you need to do in order to create a DBF at run time:

  {type- must be a valid dBASE type, like:  'C')   }

   procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
   VAR dbf: TTzDbf;
   begin
     dbf := TTzDbf.Create(Application); { create an instance of TTzDbf }
     try
       dbf.DbfFields.Clear;
       dbf.DbfFields.Add('FirstN,C,30,0');    { add the fields }
       dbf.DbfFields.Add('LasttN,C,30,0');
       dbf.DbfFields.Add('Phone,C,12,0');
       dbf.DbfFields.Add('amount,N,10,2');
       dbf.DbfFilename := 'c:\MyDbf.dbf';
       dbf.Active := TRUE;
       dbf.Active := FALSE;  { That's it! }
     finally
       dbf.Free;
     end;
   end;


Best wishes,

Eitan.
URL: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/eitang

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