DbfSharp.Core 0.2.2

.NET 9.0 This package targets .NET 9.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
There is a newer version of this package available.
See the version list below for details. 
dotnet add package DbfSharp.Core --version 0.2.2
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package DbfSharp.Core -Version 0.2.2
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="DbfSharp.Core" Version="0.2.2" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="DbfSharp.Core" Version="0.2.2" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="DbfSharp.Core" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add DbfSharp.Core --version 0.2.2
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: DbfSharp.Core, 0.2.2"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package DbfSharp.Core@0.2.2
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=DbfSharp.Core&version=0.2.2
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=DbfSharp.Core&version=0.2.2
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

DbfSharp

A high-performance .NET library and command-line tool for reading dBASE (DBF) files with support for all major DBF versions and memo files.

Features

  • Support for all major DBF versions (dBase III, IV, Visual FoxPro, etc.)
  • Optimized streaming and memory-efficient processing
  • Cross-platform support (Windows, Linux, macOS)
  • Both .NET library and command-line tool
  • Plugin architecture for custom field parsers

Quick Start

.NET Library

Refer to Core library for a more extensive documentation.

Installation
dotnet add package DbfSharp.Core
Usage
using DbfSharp.Core;

using var reader = DbfReader.Open("data.dbf");
foreach (var record in reader.Records)
{
    var name = record.GetValue<string>("NAME");
    var birthDate = record.GetValue<DateTime?>("BIRTHDATE");
    Console.WriteLine($"{name}, born {birthDate}");
}

Command-Line Tool

Refer to ConsoleAot for a more extensive documentation.

Installation
dotnet tool install -g DbfSharp
Usage
dotnet tool install -g DbfSharp

# read a DBF file, default output to console as a table
dbfsharp read data.dbf

# export to CSV
dbfsharp read data.dbf --format csv --output data.csv

# get file information
dbfsharp info data.dbf --verbose

Supported DBF Formats

  • dBase II, III, IV
  • FoxBase, FoxPro
  • Visual FoxPro
  • Memo files (.dbt, .fpt)
  • All standard field types (Character, Date, Numeric, Logical, Memo, etc.)
Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net9.0 is compatible.  net9.0-android was computed.  net9.0-browser was computed.  net9.0-ios was computed.  net9.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net9.0-macos was computed.  net9.0-tvos was computed.  net9.0-windows was computed.  net10.0 was computed.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
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