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Basic Database
Tools
Utilities>Quoter Functions
Choose this option to format a data file so that Progress can read the data into a Progress database. For more information about the quoter utility, see the Progress Programming Handbook.
Table 11–3 describes the menu that appears when you choose this option. More detailed descriptions of the options follow the table.
Quoter Functions
Entire Lines
Choose Quoter Functions
Entire Lines to copy your input file to a new file formatted with quotes around each line, ready for Progress input. When you choose this option, the Quote Entire Lines dialog box shown in Figure 11–3 appears.
Figure 11–3: Quote Entire Lines Dialog Box
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This dialog box contains the following user-interface elements:
Input File
Specifies the filename of the input file to format.
Formatted File
Specifies the filename of the new Progress formatted file.
Files
Displays a dialog box that lets you select a file from a list of existing files.
Quoter Functions
By Delimiter
Choose Quoter Functions
By Delimiter to copy your input file to a new file formatted with quotes around each delimited field, ready for Progress input. When you choose this option, the Quote By Delimiter dialog box shown in Figure 11–4 appears.
Figure 11–4: Quote By Delimiter Dialog Box
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This dialog box contains the following user-interface elements:
Input File
Specifies the filename of the input file to format.
Formatted File
Specifies the filename of the new Progress formatted file.
Delimiting Character
Specifies the character with which to delimit each field.
Files
Displays a dialog box that lets you select a file from a list of existing files.
Quoter Functions
By Column Ranges
Choose Quoter Functions
By Column Ranges to copy your input file to a new file formatted with quotes around each column-defined field, ready for Progress input. When you choose this option, the Quote By Column Ranges dialog box shown in Figure 11–5 appears.
Figure 11–5: Quote By Column Ranges Dialog Box
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This dialog box contains the following user-interface elements:
Input File
Specifies the filename of the input file to format.
Formatted File
Specifies the filename of the new Progress formatted file.
Files
Displays a dialog box that lets you select a file from a list of existing files.
Specify the column ranges for each field.
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