Mathematica Import/Export Format

DBF (.dbf)

MIME types: application/dbf, application/dbase
dBASE DBF data files.
Legacy file format for storing and exchanging structured data.
ASCII format.
Native format of the dBASE database management application.
Stores numerical datasets in a portable format.
dBASE IV was introduced in 1988.

Import fully supports the DBF format Version 4 and later.

IMPORT

Import["file.dbf"] imports a DBF file, returning all datasets arranged as a table.

Import["file.dbf"] returns a table, with each column representing a datasets.

DBF data is represented in Mathematica by real or integer numbers, strings, Boolean values True and False, and DateList specifications.

Import["file.dbf", elem] imports the specified element from a DBF file.

Import["file.dbf", {elem, sub_a, sub_b, ...}] imports a subelement.

Import["file.dbf", {{elem₁, elem₂, ...}}] imports multiple elements.

The import format can be specified with Import["file", "DBF"] or Import["file", {"DBF", elem, ...}].

See the reference pages for full general information on Import.

ImportString supports the DBF format.

ELEMENTS

General Import elements:

	"Elements"	list of elements and options available in this file
	"Rules"	full list of rules for each element and option
	"Options"	list of rules for options, properties and settings

Data representation elements:

	"Data"	datasets arranged as a table
	"LabeledData"	datasets given as a list of rules

Import uses the "Data" element by default.

Import["file.dbf"]reads all datasets and returns them as a table.

Import["file.dbf", "LabeledData"]imports the entire file and returns an expression of the form {a₁ -> col₁, a₂ -> col₂, ...}, where the a_i are the table headings.