'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function ReadDbf( _
   ByVal dbfStream As System.IO.Stream, _
   ByVal readColumnsOnly As System.Boolean, _
   ByVal trimStrings As System.Boolean, _
   ByVal encoding As System.Text.Encoding _
) As System.Data.DataTable

'Usage
 
Dim dbfStream As System.IO.Stream
Dim readColumnsOnly As System.Boolean
Dim trimStrings As System.Boolean
Dim encoding As System.Text.Encoding
Dim value As System.Data.DataTable
 
value = NDbfReader.ReadDbf(dbfStream, readColumnsOnly, trimStrings, encoding)

public static System.Data.DataTable ReadDbf( 
   System.IO.Stream dbfStream,
   System.bool readColumnsOnly,
   System.bool trimStrings,
   System.Text.Encoding encoding
)

Parameters

dbfStream

The DBF data stream.

readColumnsOnly

If true only the columns will be read and the data table will be empty (i.e. it will contain 0 rows.

trimStrings

Determines wheter to trim the strings.

encoding

Character encoding.

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

NDbfReader Class
NDbfReader Members
Overload List