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Converting .txt file to .dbf file in UNIX
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What part of the program are you stuck on? Do you have the specs for the .dbf format (whatever that is)? If not, one place to look is here:
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your requirement is not precisely spelt out, what is the exact nature of the conversion ?
if it is just changing a set of characters into another, u can use shell programming, (or sed or awk). That will be much simpler than writing a C program.
if it is just changing a set of characters into another, u can use shell programming, (or sed or awk). That will be much simpler than writing a C program.
Not if the programmer is totally unfamiliar with sed or awk and very comfortable with C 
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