NAME

DataFlow::Proc::DBF - A dBase DBF converting processor

SYNOPSIS

  use DataFlow;

  # simple flow
  my $simple = DataFlow( 'DBF' );

  # chained flow
  my $chained = DataFlow([
      ...     # (any procs you want in your flow)
      'DBF',  # DataFlow::Proc::DBF
      ...     # (any other procs you want in your flow)
  ]);


  # passing parameters
  my $flow_with_args = DataFlow([
     ...
     [ 'DBF' => {
         direction => 'CONVERT_FROM',
       }
     ],
     ...
  ]);

DESCRIPTION

This module provides a processing step for dBase (DBF) files under DataFlow.

DIAGNOSTICS

Error creating DBF: $MESSAGE

The conversor was unable to create a DBF file with the provided structure. Make sure you pass a matrix with lines containing the same number of elements.

CONFIGURATION AND ENVIRONMENT

DataFlow::Proc::DBF requires no configuration files or environment variables.

BUGS AND LIMITATIONS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to bug-dataflow-proc-dbf@rt.cpan.org, or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org.

SEE ALSO

DataFlow, XBase

AUTHOR

Breno G. de Oliveira <garu@cpan.org>

LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2011, Breno G. de Oliveira <garu@cpan.org>. All rights reserved.

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. See perlartistic.

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