How to open dbf file

DBF files are database files used by the data management software called dBase. It was first used in dBase II and then was used until dBase IV. It was founded by Ashton-Tate. DBF files store the data in the form of an array containing fields and records in it.

At the starting point of the personal computers, the corporate world began using this program called dBase IV to save their merchandise. Although, it is no more used but earlier programs like FoxPro, Clipper, Wordtech, Act!, xBase, Arago, etc use dbf file format.

Method to open dbf file

DBF or database file can be easily opened using Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel. There are three ways of opening the dbf files.

Method 1: Using Microsoft Excel

One can easily open the dbf file in Microsoft Excel. The steps are as follows:

1. Launch Microsoft Excel
2. Go to the File menu and then click on the Open button
3. Under File as Type drop-down list, change the type to dBase Files or All Files
4. Browse to the location where you have saved the dBase file
5. Select the file and open it

The dBase file is now opened in Excel in the form of a spreadsheet.

Method 2: Open using an online viewer

Dbf files can be opened using an online viewer or you can convert the dbf file to another format using an online converter.

Method 3: A Direct Ways for Opening DBF File is Aryson DBF Recovery Software

If your DBF file corrupted then you can use Aryson DBF Recovery Tool and repair them after that open that DBF file as new DBF file and MDB file format. You can then view this file very easily. The steps to convert and recover any type of DBF file are as follows:

1. Download and launch Aryson DBF Recovery Software.
2. Click on the browse button to add the DBF file and then press the search button.
3. After the searching process completion, you can choose the DBF file which you want to repair.
4. Check load schema from another DBF file, if you want it. Then click Browse to select the DBF file.
5. Browse the path and select the DBF file to load the schema. Click Open
6. If you don’t want to load the schema then press the OK button to start the scanning process.
7. Check the file preview and then choose the database objects that you want to save, and tap the Save button in the taskbar.
8. Click Browse and define a path to save a new file. Also, choose the file format to save all the recovered into an MDB database.
9. Click OK to the start saving process. Then click OK and close the software application.

Some other important features of Aryson DBF Recovery Tool are as follows:

• Repair DBF file created by various database programs including Visual FoxPro
• Restore DBF file objects like indices, tables, triggers, etc. from a corrupt DBF file
• Excellent dBase repair solution that supports dBase II, dBase III, dBase IV, and dBase V
• A useful feature to load the schema from another DBF file for seamless recovery
• Smart preview of recovered file objects in a tree-structure mode
• Searching and choosing the option for the DBF files which need to be repaired on the local computer
• Repair FoxPro and other database files produced by dBase, MultiBase, dBXL, Clipper, CodeBase, Arago, and so on
• Advanced saving of all the recovered database objects from DBF to MDB format
• Interactive and user-friendly interface, i.e. no prior technical expertise is required
• Widely compatible with all major Windows-based operating systems

Conclusion

DBF files are no longer prevalent in the current situation. Hence methods to open dbf file are very few and time-consuming. The best possible solution to open dbf file is by converting the file using DBF file recovery software and then opening the file format that can be viewed handily.

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