DBF Viewer Online

DBF Viewer Online parses and renders DBF files in a browser, supporting dBASE III/IV, FoxPro, Visual FoxPro, and Clipper variants with common encodings. It is designed for data analysts, developers, and IT admins who receive legacy DBF data and need quick access to structure, headers, and sample rows without desktop software. Use cases include verifying field definitions, inspecting values, and preparing data for migration or audits. The focus is on data structure and validity, not editing.
The core capabilities include file upload, header parsing, field descriptor decoding, and a tabular view of fields and sample records. Variant and encoding detection is automatic with fallbacks. Advanced features include search, filtering, sorting, memo field previews, and exports to CSV, JSON, or SQL inserts. The tool supports multiple flavors and preserves numeric precision and date semantics. Outputs include a data table, field metadata, and downloadable exports.
Inputs include file_upload (binary, required), encoding (string, optional, default auto), variant (enum, optional: dBASE III/IV, FoxPro, Visual FoxPro, Clipper), max_rows (integer, optional). Outputs include structured data table (columns and rows), field metadata (name, type, width, decimals), and exports (CSV, JSON, SQL). Formatting rules: numbers retain decimals; dates ISO8601; nulls for missing.
Parser reads header to map field names, types, widths, decimals; converts values to native types (numbers, strings, booleans, dates). Dates convert from yyyymmdd to ISO; numeric types preserve defined decimals; memos load when available and may be truncated for display. Exports encode values per destination format and preserve precision.