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CRD2TXT
"A program for converting Windows' Card Files to text"
Version 2.0 - 6/22/93
by
Kevin Krausnick
1287 Trinity Avenue
Seaside, CA. 93955
(510)793-4690
CRD2TXT is designed primarily for the purpose of extracting information
from Windows' Card File databases. Information from your Card File may
be extracted using either of the following two methods:
STANDARD CONVERSION - Creates a standard ASCII text file, readable
from text file viewers or by simply typing the text file straight to the
screen. Cards are separated by lines of hyphens for readability.
DELIMITED CONVERSION - Creates an output file with "Quote Delimited"
fields. This method provides flexibility for importing data from your
card file into other applications (like database or spreadsheet
programs). There may be up to twelve fields in the delimited file. The
first field contains the card's index header, and there may be up to
eleven other fields for each line containing data on the card itself.
"Hard" Returns on the card tell the program to begin a new field. A
continuous string of text which wraps from line to the next will be
treated as one field. This generally tends to keep pertinent
information together. Since quotation marks within a delimited file can
cause data to import into your application out of proper sequence,
CRD2TXT automatically changes quotes to apostrophes in the output file
if converted using the quote delimited option. As anyone who has
encountered these problems will attest, single quotes are a small price
to pay for the convenience of worry-free importing.
To run the program, simply type CRD2TXT on it's own. The screen
template is designed to be easy to work with. You only need to specify
the name of the source file, destination file and whether or not to
create a quote delimited output file. Extensions are automatically
assumed to be ".CRD" for the input file and ".TXT" for the output file
if none is specified. You can simply ENTER past the name for the output
file if you want it to have the same prefix as the input file (just the
extension changes). SPACE BAR toggles between yes or no when prompted
about conversion method.
BENEFITS OF REGISTRATION: For the nominal registration fee of (U.S.)
$10, you will receive the latest registered version of the program, in
addition to a FREE copy of a more powerful utility which works in
reverse - by creating a Windows' Card File from your text file. These
utilities have the potential of saving countless hours of your time
otherwise spent re-typing the information manually.