Storing DBF (DBase IV) file to database

hi all,
i need to load a dbf (dbase IV) file from forms9i into the oracle10g database. my problem is they don't want to convert first the dbf file to csv format (which could have made my life easier) manually to prevent accidental alteration of the file's contents. i know there are tools that could handle this but the reason why i need to do it from forms is that i have to do plsql processing right after the loading.
looking forward to your help,
dong

correction: we are using forms 10g and 9i database

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