DBF Viewer 2000
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Introduction
Hotkeys
Command line options
Working with dbf files
Opening DBF files
Creating New DBF file
Modifying dbf file structure
Viewing statistics
Import/Append records
Save As/Export
Working with records
Adding records
Editing records
Deleting records
Replacing records
Filling records
Sorting records
Searching and Filtering
Searching by criteria
Filtering records
How To
Export DBF to CSV
Export DBF to XLS (Excel)
Export DBF to XML
Export DBF to SQL
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Modify DBF File Structure

To modify the fields of the DBF file, click File | Modify menu.

Modify dbf file structure dialog box opens.

 

modify-dbf-file

 

To add new field click New field and fill in the following fields:




Field - type in the name of the field 


Type - select the filed type: Character, Numeric, Date, Logical or Memo. 


Size - select the length of the field 




 

To rename a field, double-click the corresponding line in the Name column.

To set field size bases on max field length click "Optimize" button.