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inok/dbf
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Package for reading DBASE-files (FoxPro) with/without MEMO-fields

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DBF-file Reader Class
---------------------

[](#dbf-file-reader-class)

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### Description

[](#description)

This group of classes (**Table**, **Records**, **Memo** in namespace **Inok\\Dbf**) needs for reading DBF-files (structure, records) with/without MEMO-fields.

### Classes descriptions

[](#classes-descriptions)

#### Table

[](#table)

May read headers of: FoxBASE, dBASE III, dBASE IV, dBASE 5, dBASE 7 (*partial*), FoxPro, FoxBASE+, Visual FoxPro file structure.

##### Using:

[](#using)

```
$table = new \Inok\Dbf\Table(/path/to/dbf/file, $charset);
```

where `$charset` only using, when charset in dbf-file not defined (default charset: **866**)

##### Methods:

[](#methods)

- `$table->getHeaders()` - return array of DBF-file headers
- `$table->getColumns()` - return array of DBF-file columns
- `$table->getData()` - return resource to DBF-file body (required for **Inok\\Dbf\\Records**)
- `$table->error` - return boolean true if in DBF-file errors in headers or columns
- `$table->error_info` - returns error description or **null** - if no errors
- `$table->close()` - close DBF-file (also closing on destruct class)

#### Records

[](#records)

May read records of: FoxBASE, dBASE III, dBASE IV, dBASE 5, dBASE 7, FoxPro, FoxBASE+, Visual FoxPro file records. Now implements column types:

- **C** - Character
- **D** - Date as string in format 'YYYYMMDD' (if empty converts to null)
- **F** - Float (if empty converts to null)
- **G** - General (OLE)
- **L** - Logical ('t', 'y', 'д' - converts to 1, '?' - converts to null, all others to 0)
- **M** - Memo
- **N** - Numeric (if empty converts to null)
- **P** - Picture
- **T** - DateTime as string in format 'YYYYMMDDHHIISS' (if empty converts to null)
- **@** - DateTime as string in format 'YYYYMMDDHHIISS' (if empty converts to null)
- **I** - Integer
- **Y** - Currency
- 0 - NullFlags as integer

Not supported types:

- **B**:
    - dBase 5 (Binary) - block num in MEMO-file (10 digits, padded right with spaces). Empty value: 10 spaces
    - Visual FoxPro (Double) - float 8-byte binary format [IEEE 754](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_754). Empty values - zero
- **O**:
    - dBase 7 (Double) - float 8-byte format [IEEE 754](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_754). Bytes inverse, for negative numbers - inverse all bits, for positive - sign bit only. Empty values - zero
- **Q**:
    - Visual FoxPro (Varbinary) - Binary data with variable data. Start part saved in DBF-file, other part with variable lenth - in MEMO-file
- **V**:
    - Visual FoxPro (Varchar) - String with variable length. Start part saved in DBS-file, other part with variable length - in MEMO-file.
- **W**
    - Visual FoxPro (Blob) - No info about format
- **+**
    - dBase 7 (Autoincrement) - Signed integer in binary format. Length - 4 bytes BE.

##### Using:

[](#using-1)

```
$records = new \Inok\Dbf\Records($data, $encode, $headers, $columns);
```

- **$data** - Instance of Table class or DBF-file resource from Inok\\Dbf\\Table getData()
- **$encode** - iconv **Memo, Character** fields to selected character (default: **utf8**)
- **$headers** - DBF-file headers array or null if $data is instance of Table class (default: null)
- **$columns** - DBF-file columns array or null if $data is instance of Table class (default: null)

##### Methods:

[](#methods-1)

- `$record->nextRecord` - reads next record from DBF-file (return record-array or false - if records finished)

#### Memo

[](#memo)

May read MEMO-files formats (headers and records): DBT, FPT, SMT

##### Using:

[](#using-2)

```
$memo = new \Inok\Dbf\Memo(/path/to/dbf/memo/file);
```

##### Methods:

[](#methods-2)

- `$memo->getHeaders()` - returns array of MEMO-file headers
- `$memo->readMemo($record)` - return array of MEMO `$record` position
- `$memo->close()` - close MEMO-file (also closing on destruct class)

### Notes

[](#notes)

##### Table header array:

[](#table-header-array)

- **dbf\_file** - path to DBF-file
- **table** - DBF-table name in lowercase
- **version** - DBF-file version
- **version\_name** - DBF-file version text description
- **date** - DBF-file last change date in *d.m.Y*-format (years between 1970 - 2069)
- **records** - Number of records in DBF-file
- **record\_length** - One record length (in bytes) in DBF-file
- **unfinished\_transaction** - Flag of unfinished transactions in DBF-file
- **coded** - Flag of coded *dBASE IV* database
- **mdx\_flag** - Flag of index MDX-file
- **charset** - Charset identifier of DBF-file records
- **charset\_name** - Normal charset name of DBF-file records
- **memo** - If *True* - DBF-file have MEMO-fields
- **memo\_file** - MEMO-file path if DBF-file have MEMO-fields

##### Column header array:

[](#column-header-array)

- **name** - column name in lowercase
- **type** - column type (one char)
- **length** - column length
- **decimal** - if not 0 - decimal part of number
- **mdx\_flag** - MDX-flag on column (except *Visual FoxPro*)
- **auto\_increment** - next auto increment value (only for *dBASE 7*, *Visual FoxPro*)
- **system** - column is system (only for *Visual FoxPro*)
- **has\_null** - column can story null values (only for *Visual FoxPro*)
- **binary** - column for *CHAR* and *MEMO* only (only for *Visual FoxPro*)
- **auto\_increment\_next** - next value for auto increment (only for *Visual FoxPro*)
- **auto\_increment\_step** - step value for auto increment (only for *Visual FoxPro*)

##### MEMO-file header array:

[](#memo-file-header-array)

- **freeblock\_position** - position of next free block of MEMO-file
- **block\_size** - MEMO-file block size (*if exists*)
- **dbf-file** - DBF-file name (*if exists*)

##### MEMO-record header array:

[](#memo-record-header-array)

- **signature** - type of MEMO-record: text or template (*if exists*)
- **length** - size of MEMO-record (*if exists*)
- **text** - text of MEMO-record

### License

[](#license)

This package is released under the **MIT license**.

###  Health Score

39

—

LowBetter than 86% of packages

Maintenance36

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity34

Limited adoption so far

Community11

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity62

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~724 days

Total

5

Last Release

513d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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