How to Add Data to a Field Automatically During Import

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Import from NoteBuilder - September 27, 2005

The following instruction is for users to import records from NoteBulder of Pro Tem Software. The instruction is written by Gyorgy Gereby and shared with others. The screenshots are from Hungarian version of Windows. Here are the translation of some words in case they are not obvious to you.

Fajlnev: File name
Mappak: Directories
Fajltipus: File type
Meghajtok: Drive

1. Start NoteBuilder 1.04
2. Open database ( .dat file)
3. From REPORT menu select Quick Report.

4. Enter a name (not longer than 8 characters). An .f00 file will be created.

5. Check off the fields in the left box of the screen you want to print. Select only those you really want.
6. As you highlight the fields, you may want to change the font style for the currently highlighted field with the adjacent font tab.
7. Finally select from Quick report options: print field headings (check the box). It will print the names of the fields before the actual content of the field.
8. Leave the other two boxes unchecked (1. don’t break fields … 2. don’t break records…)
9. Set the number of lines between each field to zero.
10. Set the number of lines after each record to one.
11. Click OK.
12. Go to File menu.
13. Select Export

14. Select numbers in the options box „ Export from [number] to [number]”. Default is the first and last number of your records in the NoteBuilder database.
15. Select in the „ Export file as” option the „text file with line breaks”.
16 Click OK.
17. Save the export file under a name (not longer than 8 characters).

A Status window will appear as long as the file is prepared.

You will end up with a name.txt file which can further be fed into Biblioscape.

Remark: you can find additional information in the HELP menu of NoteBuilder