SmartWare II v1.5 Data Manager File Format

I'm attempting to transfer data from an old DOS based program as per the title. Does anybody know what the file format for the .db files in SmartWareII is? Normally I'd just write them as dBase III files and port them to Access but the system is just so (ahem) old that the key files collapse as soon as it's opened up and I reckon I'll have to do a binary file read to get at the data. Any help would be greatly appreciated. John Flanagan

In article <8hok0s$1og9$1@brimstone.medianet.ie>, john.flanagan@oceanfree.net says... > I'm attempting to transfer data from an old DOS based program as per the > title. Does anybody know what the file format for the .db files in > SmartWareII is? > Normally I'd just write them as dBase III files and port them to Access but > the system is just so (ahem) old that the key files collapse as soon as it's > opened up and I reckon I'll have to do a binary file read to get at the > data. > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > John Flanagan I don't have SmartWare anymore, but if you have access to the program, they had an export ability that included the dBase III format. If not, you will have to find someone with more knowledge about them than I. Good Luck, Jim