Trying to open ArcGIS created Dbf file in Sqlite3
I am using a GIS program called ArcGIS to create a .dbf file from shapefile data. I have tried opening the .dbf file in sqlite3. sqlite3 stated "Error: file is encrypted or is not a database". What is causing this error? Why can't I open the .dbf in sqlite3?
When I open the dbf file in Excel I have no issues.
Edit: I am new user to Stack Overflow. SO I am confused at why there no explaination for -1 Vote. What does it mean? And if I get no input into why down votes happen, how can I learn to write better questions?
Edit 2: Since getting an answer, I have researched more and understand better that dbf files are old format that has no SQL component to it. Originally I thought (wrongly) if dbf and sqlite are both databases then they must be compatible. When just starting out, basic questions to you may not be so basic to others.
A .dbf file is a dBase database file. SQLite is a different database system with a completely different database file format. SQLite clients are not made to handle .dbf files. So the behavior you see is expected.
If you really need to access this data with a SQLite client, you could use ArcGIS's Create SQLite Database tool and copy the data from the shapefile to a SQLite database.
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