Read data from TAS Books database

[Mark Griffin]

I have the latest version of TAS books accounting software (v3.18) and
I wish to read data from the TAS Books database into my Visual Basic
program via ODBC or otherwise. (All the TAS data files have '.b'
extensions)

I even have the Pervasive.SQL 2000 software but although I managed to
import the files into my own btrieve database, what I really need to
do is: from one click of a button in my VB application, read in the
data and procees it. I also need to redistribute my application to
other pc's so I dont see how using the Pervasive engine can help me
unless there is a way to programmatically read the data from a DSN or
something.

Is it possible to do this? I can find little information from
anywhere, to help me do this.

Any help from you is much appreciated!

- Mark Griffin

[Mark]

Mark

TAS Software do an SDK for the TAS Books Accounting range (inc v3.18),
so a call to their Dublin or Epson office may provide a solution.

If not let me know, and we'll look at other options...

Mark

mark.g...@ireland.com (Mark Griffin) wrote in message news:<457755bc.01060...@posting.google.com>...

> I have the latest version of TAS books accounting software (v3.18) and
> I wish to read data from the TAS Books database into my Visual Basic

> program via ODBC or othrwise. (All the TAS data files hve '.b'

[Mark Griffin]

ma...@infoplex.co.uk (Mark) wrote in message news:<67595a.010620...@posting.google.com>...

> Mark
>
> TAS Software do an SDK for the TAS Books Accounting range (inc v3.18),
> so a call to their Dublin or Epson office may provide a solution.
>
> If not let me know, and we'll look at other options...
>
> Mark
>

Thanks for the reply.

Unfortunately TAS Software expect me to pay the full price for their
SDK (which isn't cheap) even though I only want to import records from
1 database table. (Also they havent returned my phone calls or
emails!)
What other options are there?

Mark

[Mark]

Well, I suppose there're two main ones:
(1) If you can suss out the file's layout, use a DDF tool to create a
DDF for it and then use the Pervasive ActiveX controls to access it.
(2) Get someone else who has the SDK and/or in-house cability to
develop an export routine for you (we could)

Mark

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