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- Greetings,
-
- I presently use Data Manager to keep some records which include some
- numeric data. I also use A-Calc Prime as my spreadsheet. Well, I thought
- it would be neat to port data from Data Manager to A-Calc Prime. According
- to the Data Manager manual, selecting that you want to send the data to
- SWIFTCALC will save it in a "DIF" file, which are compatible with any
- spreadsheet. Well, wrong. The DIF file that Data Manager creates, is
- corrupted.
-
- So, I wrote a program that takes a corrupted Data Manager DIF file and
- outputs a correct DIF file that can be read by A-Calc Prime.
-
- The problem is this:
-
- TUPLES
- 6, 8
- DATA
-
- Should really be:
-
- TUPLES
- 6, 8
- ""
- DATA
-
- Very simple to fix. This program is written in GFA Basic, and compiled
- with its compiler. Notice its high speed, especially with long files. I could
- not decide what would be a good number for the largest file it can handle,
- so I left it at 3 megs. If you are gonna use your MEGA 4 to fix a DIF file
- larger than 3 megs, sorry. :-)
-
- If you find any problems, let me know, so I can fix it. Contact me at:
-
- Rick Flashman
- The Computer Bug, Inc.
- Hampshire Mall
- Hadley, MA 01035
- (413) 584-7722
- or
- R-FLASHMAN on GENIE
- or
- FLASH@UMASS.BITNET
- or
- FLASH@CS.EDU
-
- The program is kind of obvious, but in case you have trouble, try this:
-
- 1. Make sure you have enough disk space, remember it makes an entire NEW
- DIF file just as big as the original.
-
- 2. First select the file you want fixed, THEN select the name you want it
- saved under.
-
- Happy Computing!
-