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- JFile Converter - version 1.6
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- 1.6 Allows fields to be up to 500 characters long, but each record
- must remain below 4000 characters in total
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- 1.5 Replaces carriage returns in a JFile .pdb with spaces for .csv usage
- Adds ability to use command line arguments for ease of use in batch files
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- 1.4 Fixes a bug that caused some .pdb's not to convert properly
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- 1.1 Update notice - should now handle true .csv files with quoted string
- output, also pdb.->.csv file output will be in the format of
- quoted string output also.
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- NOTE: Be sure you are using JFile 1.0 beta-4 or later when loading a file that
- has been created with this import application.
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-
- This is just a very rough first cut at a JFile <-> comma seperated values
- import/export program. It's a Windows95 console application.
-
- A sample comma seperated values file is included for example purposes
- (and is also available at the Pilot Memowarehouse!) for Airline Reservation
- Phone numbers.
-
- The format is:
- - top line is the field names, each seperated by a comma
- - each following line is a record, each field seperated by a comma
-
- Be sure to follow this format, as there is only minimal error checking of
- the file being done at this point.
-
- Example Usage:
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- - Run jconv.exe
- - Select option 1 to go from CSV (comma seperated values) to JFile .pdb
- - Select input file name (airlines.txt)
- - Select output file name (airlines.pdb)
- - Select Pilot database name - no spaces (Airlines_Info)
-
- You should then have an airlines.pdb file which you can upload to your Pilot
- just as you would any .prc program file, (in most instances this will be
- via the install app program that came with Pilot Desktop from USR).
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- Export of JFile .pdb's is also possible. Your JFile .pdb's should be
- backed up in your Pilot/<username>/backup directory. If they are not, it
- is likely you have the older HotSync 1.0 which has a bug in that it only
- backs up a few non-ROM based app's databases - to correct this problem
- you need to upgrade to HotSync 1.1 or the Generic Conduit Manager from Pat
- Beirne.
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- NOTE: Pat is currently working on a better conduit system than this simple
- export/importer for JFile, but since I have had many requests for simple
- export/import, I decided to release this application for user's looking
- for a way to get data into and out of JBase. Watch for updates of this
- program as well as JFile in the future.
-