# The Clover ETL can not parse the dbf file?

**URL:** <https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/the-clover-etl-can-not-parse-the-dbf-file/820>\
**Category:** CloverDX Platform\
**Created:** [February 15, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/the-clover-etl-can-not-parse-the-dbf-file/820 "2011-02-15T00:00:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![leeyue\_0530](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@leeyue\_0530](https://forum.cloverdx.com/u/leeyue_0530)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/the-clover-etl-can-not-parse-the-dbf-file/820/1 "2011-02-15T00:00:00Z")

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I’m create the metadata with the fashion ‘Extract from dbf file’ for ‘EPAY1.dbf’ , but after i choose the ‘EPAY1.dbf’ , the Table properties & Table preview doesn’t appear any information. it can not create metadata for this dbf file.

This file contains too many columns, when i change structure of columns from 56 to 6. it create metadata succeed.

The file has been uploaded, Please help me to solved this problem. Thanks!

- [EPAY1.zip](https://cdn.cloverdx.com/forum/12392%5F1a822fb955a3d1430b79382b17bb83eb/EPAY1.zip)

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**Author:** ![avackova](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/65b543/32.png) [@avackova](https://forum.cloverdx.com/u/avackova)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.cloverdx.com/t/the-clover-etl-can-not-parse-the-dbf-file/820/2 "2011-02-15T13:05:06Z")

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Hello,  
it seems, that “Extract Metadata from DBF File” wizard doesn’t work properly. I’ve created an issue ([http://bug.cloveretl.org/view.php?id=5827](http://bug.cloveretl.org/view.php?id=5827)) in our bug tracking system for the problem.