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warning: DO NOT CHANGE THIS MANUALLY, THIS IS GENERATED BY https://github.com/duckdb/community-extensions repository, check README there
title: read_dbf
excerpt: |
  DuckDB Community Extensions
  Read DBF (dBase) files with support for general DBF formats and field types.

extension:
  name: read_dbf
  description: Read DBF (dBase) files with support for general DBF formats and field types.  
  version: 0.1.0
  language: C++
  build: cmake
  license: MIT
  maintainers:
    - tocharan

repo:
  github: tocharan/duckdb-dbf
  ref: 5751c39c435f38e1d25a514c8ffb9861759a3c91

docs:
  hello_world: |
    -- Read all rows from a dbffile
    SELECT * FROM read_dbf('filename.dbf');
    
  extended_description: |
    The read_dbf extension provides functions for reading DBF (dBase) files, which are commonly used in legacy applications and GIS data formats. It supports a wide range of DBF formats and field types, allowing you to easily integrate DBF data into your DuckDB queries.

    **Functions:**
    - `read_dbf(path)` - Read all rows from a DBF file

    **Output Schema:**
    The output schema will depend on the structure of the DBF file being read. Each column in the DBF file will be represented as a column in the output, with appropriate data types based on the field types defined in the DBF file.

extension_star_count: 5
extension_star_count_pretty: 5
extension_download_count: 896
extension_download_count_pretty: 896
image: '/images/community_extensions/social_preview/preview_community_extension_read_dbf.png'
layout: community_extension_doc
---
### Compatibility Matrix

This table covers all DuckDB releases that have not reached [end-of-life](https://duckdb.org/release_calendar), including LTS releases, and shows the 2 most recent patch releases of each. Older patch releases are not listed, but the extension may be available for them as well.

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| Platform | 1.4.4 | 1.4.5 | 1.5.5 | 1.5.6 | 2.0.0 |
| :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| Linux AMD64 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Linux ARM64 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| macOS AMD64 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| macOS ARM64 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Windows AMD64 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Windows ARM64 | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| WebAssembly | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |

### Installing and Loading
```sql
INSTALL {{ page.extension.name }} FROM community;
LOAD {{ page.extension.name }};
```

{% if page.docs.hello_world %}
### Example
```sql
{{ page.docs.hello_world }}```
{% endif %}

{% if page.docs.extended_description %}
### About {{ page.extension.name }}
{{ page.docs.extended_description }}
{% endif %}
### Added Functions

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| function_name | function_type | description | comment | examples |
|---------------|---------------|-------------|---------|----------|
| read_dbf      | table         | NULL        | NULL    |          |

### Overloaded Functions

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This extension does not add any function overloads.

### Added Types

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This extension does not add any types.

### Added Settings

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This extension does not add any settings.