Also known as: DBF
The DBase II file format. The dBASE II file header has a fixed size of 521 bytes. OFFSET Count TYPE Description 0000h 1 byte dBASE version, 02h = dBASE II 0001h 1 word Number of data records in file ="NDR" 0003h 1 byte Month of last update 0004h 1 byte Day of last update 0005h 1 byte Year of last update 0006h 1 word Size of each data record ="DRS" 0008h 64 rec Field descriptors 11 char ASCIIZ field name, 0Dh as first char indicates end of list. 1 char Data type 'C' - Char 'N' - Numerical 'L' - Logical 1 byte Field length 1 word Field data address ( set in RAM ) 1 byte Number of decimal places 0208h 1 byte If 0Dh, then all 32 field descriptors were used; otherwise 00h EXTENSION:DBF OCCURENCES:PC PROGRAMS:DBase SEE ALSO:DBASE III,XBase VALIDATION:FileSize="NDR"*"DRS"+0208h
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