ODBC Driver for xBase

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Devart ODBC Driver for xBase is a high-performance connectivity tool with enterprise-level features for accessing FoxPro, Visual FoxPro, dBase, and other databases in DBF file formats from ODBC-compliant reporting, analytics, BI, and ETL tools on 32-bit and 64-bit Windows, macOS, and Linux. Our ODBC driver fully supports standard ODBC API functions and data types and enables easy and secure access to live xBase data from anywhere.

Direct Connection

Our connector enables various ODBC-aware applications to establish a direct connection to FoxPro 2, Visual FoxPro, dBase (DBF), and other xBase databases, without involving any external libraries. A direct connection increases the speed of data transmission between an ODBC application and xBase database. It also simplifies the deployment, since there is no need to distribute any additional client software with the ODBC driver for xBase.

What are some reasons to choose Devart ODBC Driver for xBase?

Integration

The driver is compatible with third-party tools for data analysis, such as Microsoft Excel, and integrates with various IDEs and systems like Visual Studio, etc.

For the complete list of compatible tools and environments visit the Compatibility page.

Platforms Variety

ODBC Driver for xBase can be used with 32-bit and 64-bit applications on both x32 and x64 platforms, so there is no need to additionally configure the driver, applications or environment.

Fully Unicode-Compliant Driver

With our fully Unicode-compliant driver, you can properly retrieve and modify any data in multilingual xBase databases, regardless of their character set: Latin, Cyrillic, Hebrew, Chinese, etc., and in any language environment.

Features Overview

Retrieval of Corrupted Data

ODBC driver for xBase provides options for ignoring corrupted data errors and metadata errors when opening a DBF table. Corrupted data is skipped, whereas the intact data is properly retrieved.

Advanced Data Conversion

We have implemented advanced Data Conversion mechanisms that provide bi-directional mapping between any xBase and ODBC data types.

Bulk Updates

Moreover, with our driver you can perform bulk updates to xBase database by combining SQL statements into batches, thus simplifying and speeding up large data modification to xBase.

Cost-Effective Deployment

Our ODBC driver is a standalone installation file that doesn't require the user to deploy and configure any additional software such as a database client or a vendor library. Deployment costs are reduced drastically, especially when using the silent install method with an OEM license in large organizations that have hundreds of machines.

ODBC Conformance

The driver provides full support for the Microsoft Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) interface, its functions, and data types. It offers advanced connection string parameters and allows any ODBC compliant desktop or web application to connect to xBase from various environments and platforms.

xBase Compatibility

ODBC Driver for xBase supports:

FoxPro 2, Visual FoxPro
dBaseIII-dBase10
and other DBF file formats

High Performance

Every operation with xBase becomes significantly faster using such capabilities of our driver as local data caching, connection pooling, and much more.

Support

Visit our Support page to get instant help from knowledgeable and experienced professionals, a quick resolution of your problems, and nightly builds with hotfixes.

Verified Compatibility With Third-Party Data Tools

Devart ODBC drivers are verified to be compatible with leading analytics and reporting tools, various IDEs and programming languages. Get fast and secure access to your data in any application using our ODBC Drivers!

Application Development Tools

Business Intelligence & Analytics Software

Database Management Software

SQL Server Management Studio
EMS SQL Management Studio
DBeaver
RazorSQL
and others

Document Management Software

Other ODBC Drivers for Databases

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Frequently Asked Questions

How to Install ODBC Driver for xBase?

Download the Devart ODBC driver for xBase.
Run the installer and follow the instructions in the wizard.
In case you already have the specified installation folder on the PC or another Driver version is installed, you will get a warning. Click Yes to overwrite the old files with the current installation or uninstall the previous driver version completely (recommended).
On the Select Components page, you can select whether to install the 64-bit or 32-bit version of the driver.
In the License Information dialog box, select the license type and activate the product. If you have no activation key, you can select Trial.
If you have an activation key, select the Activation Key option. Copy the activation key from the registration email or your Customer Portal account and paste it into the Activation Key edit box.
If you have the activation key file, click the Load Activation Key button and browse to it.
Click Next > Install > Finish.

How to configure an ODBC connection to xBase database on Windows?

Open the ODBC Data Source Administrator.
Select the User DSN or System DSN tab. Most applications work with both types, yet some applications require a specific type of DSN.
Click Add. The Create New Data Source dialog will appear.
Select Devart ODBC Driver for ODBC Driver for xBase and click Finish. The driver setup dialog will open.
Enter the connection information in the appropriate fields.
You may test the connectivity by clicking Test Connection.
Click OK to save the DSN.

How to configure an ODBC connection to xBase database on Linux?

After the linux (DEB or RPM) driver is installed, a DSN with the name DEVART_XBASE is created. You can use it to test the connection with the XBASE server. For this, perform the following steps:

Open the odbc.ini file located in the /etc folder. Find the DEVART_XBASE section and specify the required connection settings: Database=< the path to the folder that contains the database files >, Format=< the used DBF format >
Run the UnixODBC Test Command utility and test a connection using the following command: isql -v DEVART_XBASE

How to use Devart ODBC Driver for xBase?

You can use the ODBC driver for xBase to connect to xBase from different ODBC-compliant reporting, analytics, BI, and ETL tools. For example, if you use DBeaver to review the MySQL data, you need to do the following:

Open a Data Source Administrator and configure a Data Source Name.
To prevent the incorrect displaying of the SQL_WVARCHAR data types, go to the Advanced Settings tab and set the String Types to Ansi.
Open DBeaver application and select New Database Connection in the Databse menu.
In the Connect to database wizard, select ODBC and click Next.
Enter the previously configured DSN in the Database/Schema field.
Click Test Connection. If everything goes well, you'll see the Success message.