DP_Importer  by Stone Design
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DP_Importer is a new front-end module for DataPhile which allows you to
import fixed length data with no field delimiters into DataPhile, such as
this:

000O0300002004000      EASTSHORE FRWY         1000000SANTA FE LAND
IMPROVEMENT CO                      84M
860303000026195000000000000028922000000000000000000000000000
00000000000002720044300100084257098312239999995000000000000000000000000000
000000000000 0 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000 0
0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 000000000000 O-300-2
00000000000    000000000000000000000000000000000000000


Data from mainframe systems oftens times comes as "packed" ascii data where
each field size is known in advance, and can be decoded based on a data map.
DP_Importer lets you create, save and open these data maps.

It features a "foolproof" 1-2-3 interface modeled after Simple Network
Starter: you drag in your data, you drag in your data map (or create one on
the fly), and you either tell DataPhile to create a new database or add
these records to an existing database.

It is an excellent tool for "data-dipping" - retrieving records from large
corporate databases, and then manipulating the data with the power and ease
of DataPhile.

TO INSTALL:  double click DP_Importer.pkg

TO USE: in testFiles, you'll find example.data and example.map. Drop
example.data into 1. Data Well. Drop example.map into 2. Map Well. Click
"OK" in the Set Fixed Length Fields window. Click 3. New Database.

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develops a variety of business productivity applications for NEXTSTEP.
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