PDB Manager provides a convenient way for Satellite Forms' developers to manage PDB files. Data can be viewed, exported and imported between DBF, MDB and CSV files. The utility comes in the form of a free Desktop application and a licence-based OCX (ActiveX) which enables the developer to build PDB Manager functionality into their own desktop, web page or background applications.

A fully functional Trial version of PDB Manager is available for a limited number of uses. When the trial period expires the desktop version continues to work but with limited functionality. Single and Multiple user licences restore full functionality and enable the developer to use the OCX to build that functionality transparently into their own appplications. PDB Manager comes with coding examples for Visual Basic, MS Access and VB Script.

PDB files can be converted to and rebuilt from standard CSV text, xBase DBF and MS Access MDB files. PDB Manager is backward compatible to the Standard and Enterprise Editions versions of 3.x to v6.x.

The fully working version has the following functions:

1. Export contents to DBF and CSV text files.

2. Import data into existing PDB files from text, DBF and MDB files.

3. Build new PDB files from scratch using text, DBF and MDB files.

4. Record by record view of field contents of PDB and DBF files.

5. View PDB structures and dump contents to text files.

6. Change structure of existing PDB files without loosing user data.

7. Batch-wise processing of multiple files.

8. PDB header corruption is logged for later analysis.

9. The ActiveX can be run in most Windows development tools (VB, Access etc)

DocID: 10128  DocDate: 2005-07-15