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- From: David.Empson@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
- Subject: Re: Converting PFS files?
- Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
- Date: Sat, 5 Sep 1992 10:51:19 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Sep5.105119.18574@actrix.gen.nz>
- References: <1992Sep4.155511.3211@memstvx1.memst.edu>
- Sender: David.Empson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)
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- In article <1992Sep4.155511.3211@memstvx1.memst.edu> ustai@memstvx1.memst.edu writes:
- > Hiya,
- > I am trying to help someone convert his PFS (5.25" disks) databases to
- > ASCII (text) files. However, I have trouble reading it under Finder (so it
- > can't be the Prodos version). I think there is a program out there that can
- > read/convert PFS files from PFS disks. Can anyone help? Thanx in advance.
-
- I have a copy of the program PFS.FIL.CONVERT, which I'll upload to
- comp.binaries.apple2 shortly. It reads the data directly from a
- PFS:File disk and outputs it as a ProDOS text file, with one field per
- line (e.g. if each record has nine fields, the total number of lines
- in the file will be 9 times the number of records).
- AppleWorks can read these files by using "Create new file for
- Database", "From a text (ASCII) file", "Return between categories".
- You just need to tell it how many fields there are in the record.
- --
- David Empson
-
- Internet: David.Empson@bbs.actrix.gen.nz EMPSON_D@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz
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