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- DP_Importer by Stone Design
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-
- DP_Importer is a new front-end module for DataPhile which allows you to
- import fixed length data with no field delimiters into DataPhile, such as
- this:
-
- 000O0300002004000 EASTSHORE FRWY 1000000SANTA FE LAND
- IMPROVEMENT CO 84M
- 860303000026195000000000000028922000000000000000000000000000
- 00000000000002720044300100084257098312239999995000000000000000000000000000
- 000000000000 0 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000 0
- 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000 O-300-2
- 00000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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- Data from mainframe systems oftens times comes as "packed" ascii data where
- each field size is known in advance, and can be decoded based on a data map.
- DP_Importer lets you create, save and open these data maps.
-
- It features a "foolproof" 1-2-3 interface modeled after Simple Network
- Starter: you drag in your data, you drag in your data map (or create one on
- the fly), and you either tell DataPhile to create a new database or add
- these records to an existing database.
-
- It is an excellent tool for "data-dipping" - retrieving records from large
- corporate databases, and then manipulating the data with the power and ease
- of DataPhile.
-
- TO INSTALL: double click DP_Importer.pkg
-
- TO USE: in testFiles, you'll find example.data and example.map. Drop
- example.data into 1. Data Well. Drop example.map into 2. Map Well. Click
- "OK" in the Set Fixed Length Fields window. Click 3. New Database.
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- Stone Design Corporation of Albuquerque, New Mexico, founded in 1984,
- develops a variety of business productivity applications for NEXTSTEP.
- DataPhile is a trademark of Stone Design Corporation. All other brand names
- mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
- owners.
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