#Microfiche Filer Export
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Does anyone know what format MFF+ uses to export text? Is it in something
like ASCII fixed length or delimited files I could use to transfer it to
another database program?
Thanks,
Lee
It's all set out at page 14-6 of the manual. You do have the manual, don't
you?
Mike
Mike,
Page 14-6 in MY manual is the blank page before the beginning of Chapter
15:Printing. In the printing chapter it tells how to print to a file to be
read by a word processor, but doesn't say if that's a form that can be read
by another database program.
Lee
One of us, probably me, has an earlier version of the software and manual.
In any event, if you know what you need to separate fields for the other
database, it should be a simple matter to set up a print form that inserts
the appropriate characters between fields. The output is a plain vanilla
ASCII text file in whatever format your print form has put it in. If I
recall correctly (I'm at work now and don't have the manual handy) MFF can
accept space separators, and other programs should accept spaces, commas or
tabs. The only one I'm not sure MFF will do is tabs.
Mike
Michael,
Well, I can try setting up a print form with the fields strung out in a
line, separated by commas, but I wish they'd supplied a simple delimited
export feature.
Thanks,
Lee
Lee:
I haven't used MFF in quite a while other than to access the one big
database I built on it. Let me rummage through what I have and see if
there's anything else that might be of assistance. If I find anything I'll
let you know.
Mike
Michael,
Thanks. See Dale's message, too. That should clarify things for me.
Lee
Lee;
Have you played with the export utility? I seem to remember that it allows
you to define the fields for both the mff file and the target ascii file.
-bill/ARS KB7LX
Bill,
If it will define the fileds then I'm in business. Thanks.
Lee
Lee;
We are talking years but… I remember that it was quite a powerful import/
export utility set. Combined with ARexx there was literally nothing that
could not be done conveniently.
-bill/ARS KB7LX
Bill,
You don't happen to know if anyone's still marketing MFF+, do you? As I
recall the original developer went on to other things a year or two ago,
and passed the program to somebody else, but I haven't seen it on my
dealer's shelves in awhile.
Lee
Lee,
MFF+ exports ASCII, in either variable or fixed length formats. You
should be able to import that data into most any database program. Check
out the file "InputOutput.doc" in the "MFF_Files/Utilities" directory. The
file describes what you need to do to transfer data to or from MFF+.
Rather too long to repeat here, though. 🙂
–dds (dales@teksce.SCE.TEK.COM)
Whappeta-whappeta-Whap!
Dale,
Thanks, I'll check it out!
Lee