Need to identify database 1

[rgordley]

Does anyone know what type of database produces files with the extensions .MIF .MXF and .MDF? (or any ODBC driver that can connect with such files)

Thanks

 

[foxdev]

MDF could be SQL Server (MDF is the default extension for SQL Server 7 data files), or possibly MDE. Robert Bradley

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[snyderj]

Here is some information about MIF:

http://www.networkcomputing.com/netdesign/desk3.html

http://www.win2000mag.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=3149

 

[rgordley]

thanks for trying.

No, foxdev, these are not SQL 7 files, they are not like a data "container" file, but more like loose tables and indexes.

and no, snyderj, these are definitely not "human-readable ASCII text files"

of course, I'm still stumped

 

[foxdev]

They are from the Business Works accounting package.

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[rgordley]

Foxdev,

You win a vote for tip master...now for the hard part. Do you know whether BW uses a proprietary data engine? Is there an ODBC driver for this?

 

[foxdev]

What little I can scare up on the subject is that they might be MS Access-related. Er go, you could try the MS Access driver and see if that works. Robert Bradley

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[rgordley]

Alas, the Access driver is one of the many I have already tried without success.

 

[Ovatvvon]

Did you try getting in touch with the tech team for BW?

Jim