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The ChemStat manual indicates that the ChemStat database is in an ASCII format. Is there a reason for the need for translation from a DBF format to ASCII?

April 26, 2017ASCII chemstat database dbf format indicates manual Translation

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The ChemStat manual indicates that the ChemStat database is in an ASCII format. Is there a reason for the need for translation from a DBF format to ASCII?

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Yes. ChemStat only reads data in an ASCII text file with specific columns. This is the most reliable method of transferring large amounts of data between applications. ChemStat can also read Sanitas and DUMPStat database files.