[olug] Database export problem

[Eric Lusk]

Well, it's slow work but I'm getting there....  Found
out I can export PARTS of the database, but end up
with everything split up in multiple ascii files...
Lots of copying and pasting going on.

--- Will Langford <unfies at gmail.com> wrote:

> Friend and I were laughing the other night about
> that poor bastard
> interperting a proprietary database :).
>  And I was curious how far you've gotten, glad to
> hear makin progress heh.
>  -Will
>  On 10/9/05, Eric Lusk <wyrmzr72 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Actually, after 3 calls to their tech support,
> I've
> > gotten 90% of the job done. Seems some members of
> > their tech support don't know you can export the
> data
> > to an ascii file...
> > Right now I'm wrapping up; just have to copy and
> paste
> > a couple of fields.... a couple of hundred times
> :(
> > But I get paid by the hour, anyway, so :)
> >
> > --- Russ Dunham <russ at solution-tech.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Eric,
> > >
> > > The way I've done this over the years (since
> 1979)
> > > is to write a program to
> > > process the data and output the required format.
> > > I've had to do this a lot
> > > to save clients the grief you describe. If I can
> be
> > > of service, email or
> > > call me at (402) 333-0752.
> > >
> > > Russ Dunham
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Eric Lusk [mailto:wyrmzr72 at yahoo.com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 5:23 PM
> > > To: olug
> > > Subject: [olug] Database export problem
> > >
> > > I'm trying to export a proprietary database
> format
> > > so that it can be read by
> > > Excel. The standard format of the database files
> > > gives lots of garbage from
> > > carriage returns, spaces, etc., in Linux or
> Windoze.
> > > The program itself has an export option, but
> that
> > > only exports 3-4 fields to
> > > an tab-delimited file. I'm going to try and
> modify
> > > the export options
> > > tonight and keep my fingers crossed.
> > > Anyone else have any ideas about removing the
> > > garbage from a proprietary
> > > file? I dread telling the client they'll have to
> > > manually input 9000
> > > clients....
> > > TIA
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > http://www.ericshaus.com
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> > > derive.
> > >
> > >
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