# DBF file library analyzed and rubyfied on rubyist magazine

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**Created:** [November 13, 2006, 11:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dbf-file-library-analyzed-and-rubyfied-on-rubyist-magazine/75876 "2006-11-13T23:47:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![3nd3r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/3/c4cdca/32.png) [@3nd3r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/3nd3r)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2006, 11:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dbf-file-library-analyzed-and-rubyfied-on-rubyist-magazine/75876/1 "2006-11-13T23:47:03Z")

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The site [http://jp.rubyist.net/magazine](http://jp.rubyist.net/magazine) has an ongoing code analysis and  
correction series. For example, issue 13 has a DBF file reader and  
writer  
library that is analyzed  
and made more ruby like. Here is the translation link that I used to  
read  
the file:

[http://bestiland.thread.ne.jp/nec/c3/ql.cgi/http%3A//jp.rubyist.net/magazine/%3F0013-CodeReview?SLANG=ja&TLANG=en&XTYPE=0&XPARAM=name,subject,msg,key&XCHARSET=x-euc-jp](http://bestiland.thread.ne.jp/nec/c3/ql.cgi/http%3a//jp.rubyist.net/magazine/%3f0013%2dCodeReview?SLANG=ja&TLANG=en&XTYPE=0&XPARAM=name,subject,msg,key&XCHARSET=x-euc-jp)

Is there a way we could get this whole series translated to English by  
someone fluent in Japanese and English? Also, what license does the  
code  
referenced in the article fall under?

Thanks,

dominic