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Old 11-04-08, 15:51
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...but all of the columns come up as "unnamed_0", "unnamed_1", etc. Is this what you mean by the Btrieve files not storing any field information?
Yes, Btrieve doesn't have the field name, length, or data type stored in the file. It's all in the DDFs.

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Is there any way to get the original field names without having DDF files to begin with?
Nope. You can guess at the field names and types but it would be just that, a guess. I recommend going back to the vendor of the application and asking for DDFs.
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