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- ListDB Version 0.99
-
- This is part of the List package. It is also freeware and falls under
- the same conditions as the pilot application.
-
- Command line options:
- -c : create a .pdb file from a .csv file
- example: listdb -c <output.pdb> <input.csv>
-
- -x : extract a .csv file from a .pdb file
- example: listdb -x <input.pdb> <output.csv>
-
- -p : create a copy protected .pdb file from a .csv file
- example: listdb -p <output.pdb> <input.csv>
-
-
- Input file format: CSV
-
- First line of input file:
-
- databasename,customfield1,customfield2,category1,category2,...
-
- Every other line..
-
- category,field1data,field2data,notedata
-
- To put CR's into the notedata simply add the delimiter (,) wherever a
- CR is required.
-
- See tests\test.csv for an example.
-
-
-
- Example input file:
- ===cut===
- databasename,customfield1,customfield2,category1,category2
- category1,field1data,field2data,notedata
- ===cut===
-
- Cut the text above and put the two lines into a normal text file. For
- example use notepad to create the file test.txt with these two lines.
- Then run the listdb program from a MsDOS command prompt:
-
- listdb -c test.pdb test.txt
-
- Then install the resulting test.pdb file.
-
-
-
- Known Limitations:
- This version is hard coded to support a maximum of 20,000 records.
- Carriage returns in the first two fields are converted to
- dashes when extracting a database. Use the windows
- version (WListDB) to work-around this limitation.
- Empty Note fields are not possible, you always get a free CR.
- Listdb is not very user-friendly, use WListDB instead, or maybe
- one of the Perl scripts ;)
- This file is lousy documentation.
-