Hi,

The unit dbf is marked as deprecated in fpc 2.6.2.

The unit bufdataset uses unit bufdataset_parser, which uses the units dbf_prscore and dbf_prsdef and so forth.

Those units are not marked deprecated. Are they still maintained?

Mattias

Do they need maintenance ?

Michael.

Does dbf need maintenance?

Mattias

Mattias Gaertner wrote

Does dbf need maintenance?

Yes, several open bug reports for it were closed when it was deemed deprecated. Afaik, all units in the dbf package were maintained by the same person and since he gave up on the package, all of its units are indeed deprecated.

Jonas

I would think not.
I am extremely surprised to see it marked 'deprecated'.

Michael.

In our previous episode, Jonas Maebe said:

Afaik there was some activity on the corresponding (tdbf) sf account the last month, and a request to change ownership to a new developer.

Michael Van Canneyt wrote

I am extremely surprised to see it marked 'deprecated'.

Same here! I love using DBF for demos because I don't need any database server or 3rd party DLL/SO files etc. It is also one of very few database systems that can be fully compiled into a [small] FPC based executable with ease.

Regards,
- Graeme -

I don't know whether it's an approbiate alternative for this purpose, but: http://wiki.freepascal.org/ZMSQL

Regards,
Sven

Sven Barth wrote

I don't know whether it's an approbiate alternative for this purpose, but: http://wiki.freepascal.org/ZMSQL

Thanks for the link. tiOPF can also be used for storing data in CSV, TAB or XML, and you use it exactly like you do for a RDBMS. But the more important point is, that doing so causes a 3rd party dependency (tiOPF or ZMSQL). With DBF, it comes standard with FPC - I like that.

Regards,
- Graeme -