v-dbf: Lightweight DBF to CSV Automation Tool

Legacy data, automatically converted to CSV. v-dbf is a lightweight tool from vtoollab.com designed to automate traditional DBF data conversion. It continuously monitors a directory, detects .dbf files, reads their fields and records, and generates corresponding .csv files automatically.

Core Advantages

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• Automatic DBF Detection: Periodically scans the configured directory and its subdirectories for .dbf files.
• Complete Data Conversion: Reads both DBF field definitions and complete data records instead of exporting only the table structure.
• Multiple Field Types: Supports common DBF field types including character, numeric, floating-point, date, logical, and integer fields.
• Deleted Record Handling: Detects DBF deletion flags and skips records marked as deleted.
• Standard CSV Output: Uses Go’s standard CSV writer to correctly handle commas, quotes, and other special characters.
• Simple JSON Configuration: Configure the watch directory, output directory, scan interval, and overwrite behavior through config.json.
• Single Binary, Zero Dependencies: Built with Go and requires no Python, database server, or third-party DBF software.

How to Use

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1. Prepare your .dbf files and place them in the configured watch directory.
2. Configure config.json with the DBF source directory and CSV output directory.
3. Run v-dbf.exe to start automatic scanning.
4. Convert v-dbf automatically generates a CSV file with the same filename as the original DBF file.

Configuration Example (config.json)

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{
    "watch_dir": "D:\\DBF",
    "output_dir": "D:\\CSV",
    "interval": 10,
    "overwrite": false
}

Configuration options:

watch_dir   Directory to monitor for DBF files
output_dir  Directory for generated CSV files
interval    Scan interval in seconds
overwrite   Whether to overwrite existing CSV files

For example:

D:\DBF\etfstock512870.dbf
              ↓
           v-dbf
              ↓
D:\CSV\etfstock512870.csv

Typical Use Cases

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v-dbf is particularly useful for legacy systems that still use DBF files for data storage or data exchange, including:

• FoxPro / Visual FoxPro
• Legacy ERP systems
• Financial data systems
• Historical securities and financial systems
• Internal enterprise data exchange
• Legacy Windows applications

For systems that generate DBF files on a regular schedule, simply keep v-dbf running and let it handle the conversion automatically:

DBF generated
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v-dbf detects it
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Read records
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Generate CSV
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Downstream processing

⬇️ Download v-dbf.zip

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Version: 0.1.0 | Platform: Windows (x64)