Johanna Pfalz wrote: > Is there a module/method in python to convert a file from .DBF format to > .CSV format? > >
Hi Johanna, the best start at the moment is the Python Cookbook recipe that others have quoted. Steps: (1) Input: as per recipe. Note that the recipe handles only the earliest simplest form of dbf files; you may have data types other than C, N, D and L. Note that there are myriads of third-party dbf writing codes out there, and some of them are a little idiosyncratic. I am in the pre-alpha stage of producing a module whose intent is to read just about everything it is given, with lots of assertions, error checks, and warnings. This includes M (memo) fields which are stored in a separate file in 1 of at least 3 formats. If your file causes the recipe to crashes or produce incorrect results, there is a good chance that I may be able to help you. (2) [optional] derive output file headings from names of fields. (3) Convert data values to str, if str(input_value) is not appropriate (4) Write values to csv file. For this I strongly suggest that you use the Python csv module, rather than attempting to reinvent the wheel (and the often-forgotten axle). If, as I guess from your name, that you want the delimiter to be ";" instead of ",", then that can be handled easily with ..., delimiter=";" in the call to csv.writer. HTH, John -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
