BUG: FoxPro Does Not Import .DIF Format File

RESOLUTION

• If the software that generated the .DIF file supports any of the file types supported in FoxPro, use one of them instead. For a list of supported file types see the APPEND FROM command in the "Microsoft FoxPro Language Reference" L3-193. FoxPro can also open dBASE files directly. If this is not possible, you will need to use Low-Level file I/O; see Chapter 10 of the "Developers Guide." -or-
  
  
• Reverse the Vector and Tuple values.
  
  DIF files are essentially text files that contain various statements defining the data items. Among the data in a .DIF file are items labeled 'VECTORS' and 'TUPLES'. Reverse the values for the Vectors and Tuples.
  
  For example, here is a sample Microsoft Excel .DIF file that FoxPro can't import:

  VECTORS
  0,3
  TUPLES
  0,4

  Modify the file so that it looks like the following:

  VECTORS
  0,4
  TUPLES
  0,3