If your data is stored in ISAM PLUS files, you can purchase a third party ODBC driver from Easysoft Limited that allows you to query, read, and write your data using popular client data analysis tools (spreadsheets, report writers, etc.)

The Easysoft ODBC driver can also access non ISAM PLUS files, but you lose the ability of using indexes. (That is, you have to scan one file at a time, from start to finish.) In either case, you’ll need a the map layout of your data records in order to create a schema definition. If you didn’t write the application, contact your application supplier for assistance before purchasing an Easysoft license.