Re: Switching from merge to tab delimited..(v 2.x)
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2000
It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = >I'm dealing with a database with hundreds of fields. This is what I did to >accomplish the switch: > >1. I expored the database as tab delimited from Filemaker Pro. >2. I created a database.hdr file from the top line with the field of the >previous database, replacing commas with tabs so that the fields would be >tab seperated. Then, I put a carriage return at the end. >3. I commited and closed all databases.This all sounds right, so the most important thing is to make *sure* the .hdr matches the actual data perfectly. You might try pulling the .hdr into Excel, and then pull in the data on the lines below that, as a means of lining everything up.It's also possible you really are out of memory, so try bumping WebCatalog's allocation up.>Also, I'm having trouble getting rid of vertical tabs from my database. >What's the best way to do this (can it be avoided during export from >Filemaker)?WebCatalog doesn't mind vertical tabs. In fact, it recognizes them for what they are (soft-returns) and will output them as hard returns if you wrap the database field tag inside an [input] context.Technical Support ********************************** Smith Micro, Internet Solutions Div | eCommerce (WebCatalog) 16855 West Bernardo Drive, #380 | ------------------------- San Diego, CA 92127 | Software & Site Development WebCatalog Support: (858) 675-0632 | http://www.smithmicro.com Fax: (858) 675-0372 **********************************------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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>I'm dealing with a database with hundreds of fields. This is what I did to >accomplish the switch: > >1. I expored the database as tab delimited from Filemaker Pro. >2. I created a database.hdr file from the top line with the field of the >previous database, replacing commas with tabs so that the fields would be >tab seperated. Then, I put a carriage return at the end. >3. I commited and closed all databases.This all sounds right, so the most important thing is to make *sure* the .hdr matches the actual data perfectly. You might try pulling the .hdr into Excel, and then pull in the data on the lines below that, as a means of lining everything up.It's also possible you really are out of memory, so try bumping WebCatalog's allocation up.>Also, I'm having trouble getting rid of vertical tabs from my database. >What's the best way to do this (can it be avoided during export from >Filemaker)?WebCatalog doesn't mind vertical tabs. In fact, it recognizes them for what they are (soft-returns) and will output them as hard returns if you wrap the database field tag inside an [input] context.Technical Support ********************************** Smith Micro, Internet Solutions Div | eCommerce (WebCatalog) 16855 West Bernardo Drive, #380 | ------------------------- San Diego, CA 92127 | Software & Site Development WebCatalog Support: (858) 675-0632 | http://www.smithmicro.com Fax: (858) 675-0372 **********************************------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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