Greg, I think I may even add this as a function to my fileman. Would you mind posting your code to save me the time? Thanks
Kevin --- Greg Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At first I tried exporting WP fields to flat files > with a simple loop, > but have since started using XML for this purpose. > Using the MXML > parser it's actually quite straightforward. > > --- Kevin Toppenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! > > > Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! > > Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web > > http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/ > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT > Products from real > > users. > > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. > Start reading now. > > > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > > _______________________________________________ > > Hardhats-members mailing list > > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > > ===== > A practical man is a man who practices the errors of > his forefathers. --Benjamin Disraeli > ==== > Greg Woodhouse > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT > Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. > Start reading now. > http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > __________________________________ Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web http://birthday.yahoo.com/netrospective/ ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=6595&alloc_id=14396&op=click _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
