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Asked: 2026-05-12T06:16:50+00:00

I am working with a legacy system that stores its data in individual files

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I am working with a legacy system that stores its data in individual files (1 for each table). I can open the files with MS Excel and manipulate them, so I am hoping I can manipulate the files using .Net. I am more familiar with connecting to MS SQL Server than anything else.

I have tried a bunch of different connection strings but I can’t connect to the files, mostly because I have no idea what type of files these are. Is there a way I can work with them in ado.net without knowing the exact file type?

EDIT:
The files have the extension .DBF, and each have a counterpart file with a .CDX extension.

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  1. Editorial Team

    DBF: old dBase format, most likely created using FoxPro (not always though).

    Try this article.

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