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- COMMA.APP is a Symphony (TM) Add-In application that augments Symphony's
- standard File Import capabilities. It adds the option "Comma" to the
- normal choices of "Text" and "Structured" on the File Import menu.
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- COMMA imports structured ASCII files onto a Symphony worksheet. It has
- the same general functions as File-Import-Structured. However, COMMA is
- often more directly applicable to importing data records than F-I-S,
- because of the following features:
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- 1. Input files can have lines longer than 240 characters.
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- 2. Commas which separate input fields are significant. In
- F-I-Structured, two or three commas between fields is
- treated exactly the same as a single comma, but COMMA
- obeys multiple commas as an indication to skip cells on
- the worksheet. This makes COMMA suitable for importing
- data from many BASIC or disk filing programs.
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- 3. Unlike F-I-Structured, text does not have to be quoted
- for COMMA to import it as label cells onto the worksheet.
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- 4. Input text can contain imbedded double-quote marks.
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- 5. Label cells can be right-aligned or centered if desired.
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- 6. Formulas can be entered, just as if they were typed in
- SHEET mode. In fact, COMMA can import any legal cell
- contents; repeating labels, DOC format lines, etc.
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- 7. Cells can be formatted as they are being input.
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- 8. Column widths can be set appropriately for the input data.
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- 9. Cells can be entered in an order other than strict
- left-to-right and top-to-bottom.
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