Re: Need Pc file conversion program(s)

[David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Excel will pull in a wide varaity of formats (CSV, flat file, DIF, etc)
and convert them all to XLS... which can then be used to export a 
CSV suitable for uploading to the 400.

Becareful about embeded quotes though... that tends to screw up
most CSV uploads.

david

> 
> I recently took on a new customer(I wonder why now) that is in
> electrical wholesale... They use over 60 vendors for various
> parts & supplies... In a moment of weakness, I suggested that
> they contact the various vendors and ask for a diskette version
> of their price lists...so we could upload the part master with
> at least the part number, description,etc....
> 
> Well the response has been overwhelming... we have now got 20-30
> diskettes in most formats known to man.... Some are in Excell, some
> in comma delimited, some ascii text, etc,etc(we asked for ascii text)
> 
> Does ANYBODY know of a pc program that takes various formats from one
> form to another ??????
> 
> I got Bosanova emulation & file transfer but it handles just a few basic
> formats,,, I need to get it a little "cleaner" before I take it to
> 400...
> 
> 
>  Thanks
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