Ann,
It would be a fairly short program to print out the
fields to a text file. But what will you do if your
word-processor field contains a comma? Won't that
mess up your comma delineation of fields? What about
writing out the data in XML format? Could you use
that?
Kevin
--- ann cooney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am looking for a workaround for VA Fileman's
> export limitation with word processing
> fields - quote from VA Fileman's reference "can't
> use the Import or
> Export Tools to exchange word processing fields from
> VA FileMan files..."
>
> I am just starting out using Fileman without knowing
> how to program in
> mumps (tho I do program in v.basic, e.g) - but am
> willing to learn M. I have been asked to export
> specific fields from the M database to comma
> delimited file and import
> into MS Access for data analysis. I have been
> successful except for the word processing fields.
>
> From the archives, I have a sense or what is the
> most likely solutions, but would like a little more
> detail on #1 below:
> 1) extracting multiline fields one by one - How
> would one go about doing this? Is it part of the
> export tool? or
> 2) Creating a print template and capturing the
> output.
>
> ACee
>
>
>
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