Dbf2Ecore

http://dbf2ecore.sourceforge.net

Introduction

Dbf2Ecore creates an EMF Ecore metamodel from .dbf files of a DBase database.
After this the data can be converted to the EMF model.

This can be used to provide read-only access to DBase databases and for example convert the data into a different database structure.

The program reads the database structure from the dbf files and creates a corresponding Ecore metamodel. Then Java classes can be generated from the metamodel using EMF.
Dbf2Ecore also provides an utility model creator class, that reads the data from the dbf files and creates corresponding objects from it. These objects are then available for further processing.

License

This program is distributed under the term of GNU General Public License (GPL). A copy of GPL is included in this package or you can have the latest version from http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.

Requirements

To run the program you need a Java Runtime Environment (JRE) at version 5.0 or later. You can get it from http://www.java.com.

Furthermore the following libraries are needed:

• JavaDBF 0.4.0
  http://javadbf.sarovar.org
  (included under the lib/ directory).
• Eclipse EMF 2.3.0M6 (or later)
  http://www.eclipse.org/modeling/emf/
  Only the following libraries are required:
  • org.eclipse.emf.ecore
  • org.eclipse.emf.common
  • org.eclipse.emf.ecore.xmi

Standalone application

Dbf2Ecore can be run as standalone application. It creates an .ecore file from given .dbf files.

The main class is net.sourceforge.dbf2ecore.Main. Be sure that you have the required libraries on the classpath.

Dbf2Ecore takes the following parameter:

• The name of the created Ecore file. It is identified by the ".ecore" extension
• A list of .dbf files. They are identified by their extension.
• A name of the model. Optional, taken from the Ecore file name if not given.
• A nsUri for the Ecore model. Identified by the URI scheme syntax (normally starting with "http://").

Eclipse Plugin

Dbf2Ecore can also be used as Eclipse plugin.

Contact

For questions, comments or concerns, bug reports, feature requests, updates and more visit the project page:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/dbf2ecore