Thanks Albert. I looked at the file signatures and the problem file is dbase4, the others are dbase3. Upon a little further checking, the problem file has a "note" column exported as a separate dbt file. I exported an RB7.5 table without a "note" column to dbase and was able to attach that file.
Perhaps its a bug, but I can work around it now. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Mark On 9 Apr 2008 at 12:22, Albert Berry wrote: > I think you have hit upon db4/db3 differences. Check the help files to > determine how to set the correct dbase version for your output. > Mark Freeman wrote: > > Hello folks. I have been using dbase files to collect data from other > > sources > > and attach to RBase, and just ran into a strange anomaly. > > > > When exporting a table from one RB7.5 database into a dbase file, then > > attempting to attach it to another RB7.5 database I get the following: > > > > -ERROR- Not a supported dbase file type (7073) > > > > I can attach this same dbase file to RB6.1 and RB4.5 with no problem. > > Also, dbase files exported from various other sources (including RB4.5, > > RB6.1, Quattro, Excel, Access) attach to the RB7.5 database with no > > problem. > > > > Does anyone have an idea what's going on here? > > > > thanks, > > Mark Freeman > > > > > > > > > >
