How do I convert an hdb file? ... it was thought to be an action! a source
Any ideas?
I think the original source was the goldmine database, looking around it seems that the file was most likely built using the ACT application I am building, this is a huge product that I really don't want to deploy for one complete file size less than 5 megabyte.
So...
Does anyone know of a simple tool with which I can run this file to convert it to standard CSV or something?
It seems to look (looking at it in notepad and excel) in some kind of csv format, but it is encrypted somehow.
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Ok this is weird
I was a little confused because the data looked like a complete mess, in fact the mess was the data it should have looked like.
To put it simply, I opened the file in notepad, it looks like there was some sort of template, so I threw it to excel.
Apparently excel has no problem reading these files ... weird, yes!
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I don't know of any third party tools to open these files specifically, although there is an SDK available for C # that might solve your little grease problem.
SDK can be obtained for free here
There is also a developer forum that can provide some valuable resources, including tutorials with sample code Here
Resources will be provided using the SDK
Also, out of interest, since ACT is a Sage product, do you have any Sage software in which you can try to access the data? Most offices have!
Failure to comply with all of the above is available for ACT! Here!
Good luck with your problem!
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