Re: Converting FileMaker Pro 4.1 files from Mac to AS/400

Dave


> I have converted comma delimited filemaker pro files and had to write a few
> programs to go through the data and parse it out.  Part of the problem was a
> few "free" form fields that people just keyed in anything they wanted which
> included special characters and a host of other things.

So that is what it is.  I could not work out any consistency from a visual scan
of the records.

> I tried a bunch of
> different ways to get the incoming data to look consistent but in the long
> run I ended up creating a flag field in the existing data (byte 1) that I
> set if I just couldn't figure the data out and had the users manually key
> the correct information via green screen.  If you want I could give you the
> programs I used...

That most generous offer is gratefully accepted.  I assume that they are not too
large for e-mail, but if they are, the post would do.

Best wishes

Rob Dixon

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