DBase to SQL Server 2005

Hi
I have been presented with the challenge of creating the dbase file structures in SQL Server. The data that was populated into the dbase files (via Dbase programs) will be converted to Data Services dataflows and scripts. The source files were FTPed from the mainframe to a shared location and will continue to be the same.
Any thoughts on ways to generate the SQL Server 2005 table structures from dbase files is greatly appreciated.
Here are some the options I have come across, and I am looking for a faster way to do it.
- Access Dbase Plus application and open each table in design mode and print the structure to PDF.
- Create the flat file format based on source layout and map it to template tables
OR
- Open dbase files in access database and then import the tables into SQL Server.
I was hoping to use the system tables (if any) to get the list of DBF file names and its structure information in a single shot. I can manually generate the file formats and the target database by typing the structure definitions. I am looking for the most efficient way of doing it.
Thanks & Regards
Tiji

Hi Marc,
I understand but if the drivers you use don't have the capability to ferry over the UTF-16 strings then is it a limitation outside SSIS.
I suspect you are in a unique situation, e.g. dBase on a Mac (or any other Little Endian machine or db), so it is probably a combination of UTF-16 and Endianness that spoils the load.
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