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- CRD2TXT
- "A program for converting Windows' Card Files to text"
- Version 3.0 - 11/17/93
-
- by
- Kevin Krausnick
- 35560 Haley St. #203
- Newark, CA. 94560-1074
- (510)713-4814
-
-
- CRD2TXT is designed primarily for the purpose of extracting information
- from Windows' Card File databases. Information from your Card File may
- be extracted using either of the following two methods:
-
- STANDARD CONVERSION - Creates a standard ASCII text file, readable
- from text file viewers or by simply typing the text file straight to the
- screen. Cards are separated by lines of hyphens for readability.
-
- DELIMITED CONVERSION - Creates an output file with "Quote Delimited"
- fields. This method provides flexibility for importing data from your
- card file into other applications (like database or spreadsheet
- programs). There may be up to twelve fields in the delimited file. The
- first field contains the card's index header, and there may be up to
- eleven other fields for each line containing data on the card itself.
- "Hard" Returns on the card tell the program to begin a new field. A
- continuous string of text which wraps from line to the next will be
- treated as one field. This generally tends to keep pertinent
- information together. Since quotation marks within a delimited file can
- cause data to import into your application out of proper sequence,
- CRD2TXT automatically changes quotes to apostrophes in the output file
- if converted using the quote delimited option. As anyone who has
- encountered these problems will attest, single quotes are a small price
- to pay for the convenience of worry-free importing.
-
- To run the program, simply type CRD2TXT on it's own. The screen
- template is designed to be easy to work with. You only need to specify
- the name of the source file, destination file and whether or not to
- create a quote delimited output file. Extensions are automatically
- assumed to be ".CRD" for the input file and ".TXT" for the output file
- if none is specified. You can simply ENTER past the name for the output
- file if you want it to have the same prefix as the input file (just the
- extension changes). SPACE BAR toggles between yes or no when prompted
- about conversion method.
-
- BENEFITS OF REGISTRATION: For the nominal registration fee of (U.S.)
- $10, you will receive the latest registered version of the program, in
- addition to a FREE copy of the more powerful utility which works in
- reverse - by creating a Windows' Card File from your text file. These
- utilities have the potential of saving countless hours of your time
- otherwise spent re-typing the information manually.
-