Yup; so I’ll be starting work on a PHP dBase memo file reader… I will most likely tie it into an existing dBase PHP class I found.
Good news for any working with dBase files and PHP: I’ve recieved permission to release the class under GPL once it’s complete.
God hates them.
dBase ahh… the pain. I’ve been working a lot with dBase files recently for some PHP projects and they are starting to really get on my nervs. It may just be the atmosphere (work) that I’m approaching them with… and perhaps if in some other dimension I approached dBase files with a lighter attitude I may have been able to love them. Sadly, for dBase files that is, I’ve grown to hate them and everything their file specification stands for.
Just when I thought I was done dealing with them and that my existing code would be able to handle all my dBase interfacing needs, I learned that I will need to add support for dBase macros (.dbt files)… goody. This is something that not even PHP’s module for dBase files supports.
Sounds like I’ve got plenty more dBase love coming my way…
Wish me luck and no – I have not died. Schools over so hopefully I’ll be starting some interesting projects soon. 