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Paradox was created by Borland, as an integrated database management system and application development language for desktops and servers. It ran originally under DOS and later under Windows. It is a file based database system with each table in a separate file or files. Paradox for DOS had a built-in scripting language known as PAL, and used tables through version 4.5. Paradox for Windows was a Windows application that included event processing.

Paradox was created by Ansa/Borland, as an integrated database management system and application development language for desktops and servers. It ran originally under DOS and later under Windows. It is a file based database system with each table in a separate file or files. Paradox for DOS had a built-in scripting language known as PAL, and used tables through version 4.5.

Paradox for Windows is a Windows application that includes event processing. The database system is included in Word Perfect Office X8.

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Open paradox / borland database as single file

my question is: how to connect java tp paradox / borland database ".DB" single files? Here's what I have: So, it's Paradox 7 database files. I'm trying drivers: http://www.hxtt.com/paradox.html & https://code.google.com/archive/p/paradoxdriver/…
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Reading Paradox Database files

I'm working with a client who has an existing system, built on what is apparently a Paradox database. I've got the database, in the form of a zip file containing .DB, .MB and .PX files, one for each table. I need to take (some) of this data and…
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Problem with Insert query to Paradox table using C#

I have Paradox 5.x tables I need to connect to in order to select and update. I am using OLEDBConnection. selecting from the tables I have no problem. while trying to insert into the tables I met a problem when I entered hardcoded the fields names I…
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Paradox database file

I found paradox database files with different extension. There are db file, mb file, dat file, px file, XG0 file, XG1 file, XG2 file, XG3 file, XG4 file, YG0 file, YG1 file, YG2 file, YG3 file and YG4 file. I already found way to open db file and px…
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Delphi: Paradox DB Field Name Issue (Spaces in field name)

I have a paradox table from a legacy system I need to run a single query on. The field names have spaces in them - i.e. "Street 1". When I try and formulate a query in delphi for only the "Street 1" field, I get an error - Invalid use of keyword.…
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Uniform Distribution: Bug or Paradox

Imagine 10 cars randomly, uniformly distributed on a round track of length 1. If the positions are represented by a C double in the range [0,1> then they can be sorted and the gaps between the cars should be the position of the car in front minus…
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Delphi/Paradox Database desktop DBD32.exe settings for Windows 7

Does anyone have any suggestions on the compatibility setting on Windows 7 for the Delphi/Paradox Database desktop program so that it displays properly in Windows 7 (x64)? We've tried quite a few combinations of selections on the Compatibility tab…
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Paradox DB SQL Multiple JOINS

I'm working on a legacy VB6 project and I need to make a JOIN call like this: SELECT C.Cnum, C.RealDate, M.Name, R.Price, R.Qnt, R.RealPrice, R.QntP, R.QntR, M.Name FROM "CHECK" C LEFT JOIN "RCHECK" R ON C.Cnum = R.Cnum LEFT JOIN "PCHECK" P ON…
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read a .db file in C#

string Path = @"c:\Database\Mydatabase.db"; string myConnectionString = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" + Path + ";Extended Properties=Paradox 5.x;"; // Define the database query string mySelectQuery = "SELECT…
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Connect PHP with Paradox .db file on linux server

I have the following situation: I have to integrate a website (php on linux server) with an old app (Delphi and Paradox (.db file) on Windows) I need get data from paradox database and show them in the website. I can get transfer the .db file by…
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How to open the .db paradox file

i want to view the test.db file, i search for it's editor but didn't get any one So please help to see the it in editor as like sql server. i found some sqlite editor but it's not an sqlite file on most forum it say that it is an paradox .db…
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Order by a field containing Numbers and Letters

I need to extract data from an existing Padadox database under Delphi XE2 (yes, i more than 10 years divide them...). i need to order the result depending on a field (id in the example) containing values such as : '1', '2 a', '100', '1 b', '50…
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Red screen of death on old DOS accounting software (corrupted background structure)

I need help tracing down the source of this error I'm getting. I'm guessing somebody who was doing C++ in the DOS era could have seen it already. Maybe it is not an OS error but an application error colored red. I would be grateful if somebody could…
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What is .tfc file and how can I use it

I got a database from my client which is .db file to develop new software. At this software I need to open images. After couple research I could open it by paradox dbase reader and I found my images files to open with software. They were stored name…
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Migrating data from Paradox to SQL Server

The company I work for has a very old system that uses Paradox. I need to rewrite this system and I need to migrate the data from Paradox to SQL Server 2008. How do I do this?
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