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- FILE TAILOR
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- LB Software, 78 Knollwood Dr., Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
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- Registration Fee: $20
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- (Documentation file prepared by the Public Software Library)
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- File Tailor allows you to reformat a file with records up to
- 1500 bytes long each. The process allows you to shorten a
- long record, put a blank between fields, comma-delimit a
- file, enclose text fields in quotes, strip dollar signs and
- commas from numeric fields, and skip records at the beginning
- or end of a file.
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- After the introductory screen you will be presented with File
- Tailor's main menu.
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- Supply the name of the input file and the output file. The
- output file can not be the same as the input file. If the
- output file already exists, you will be warned so you can
- change it if you like.
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- Next you may enter the number of records to ignore from the
- beginning or end of the file. For example, if you skip 4
- records from the beginning of the file, output will begin
- with record 5 of the input file.
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- Finally supply output options. These are yes/no questions
- pertaining to the output format. The options should be self
- explanatory.
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- You may back up and change any field by using the Tab key.
- Press ENTER when through to set up the file mask.
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- Note: you may specify PRN as the output file to send the
- reformatted file to your printer.
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- You are now ready to set up the file mask. The mask defines
- what data will be sent to the output file and defines fields
- on the record.
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- You delimit a field with the '-' key.
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- The last field position is special since it defines the type
- of data in the field. The type must be specified to allow
- proper processing of the output options. Place a '!' in the
- last position of text fields and a '#' in the last position
- of numeric fields.
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- Note that a field may be only one byte in length but it must
- be specified as either ! or #. You may move around a record
- using the cursor keys or any other key. All input other than
- the special characters is ignored.
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- Press the ENTER key when you are satisfied with the mask and
- the output file will be created.
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- Mask Example:
- Output options: Quote=Yes, Space=Yes, Remove $,=Yes
- Record: This is an alpha field $23,456.52 7659.51 25879 345.35
- Mask: ---------------------! ---------# !
- Output: "This is an alpha field" 23456.52 "8"
- │ │ number as text in quotes
- │ Number without $ and ,
- Text enclosed in quotes
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