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Subject:Looking for 2 paradox utilities
Date:23 Dec 2022 02:34:43 -0400
From:"David Cheney" <dmcheney@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:pnews.paradox-development

Howdy,

I have a large database project based on Paradox (yes, it started many years
ago).

It uses about 55k lines of custom code and about 25 databases to generate
static html files for a large website.

I was thinking there are 2 utilities that would be really handy - and I could
probably write myself - but why re-invent the wheel if they already exist.

First, Compare two paradox database files: report any structural differences
and for fields that are in common, generate a database of the changes (records
add, removed, changed).

This would be used to compare an older archive version to the current. Especially
useful after a table rebuild is required.

The second, a way to do an integrity check (like Table Repair - Verify) on
a whole series of databases.

I've tried a few 3rd party utilities in the past for this and they seemed
to cause way more issues than they solved.

Thanks,
David

(I'd be happy to share details of the project privately but they really have
no bearing on these utilities.)



 


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