Top Post Re: Import Dif Help

[Barry Wiseman]

On 6/15/2011 12:20 PM, haroldef wrote:

[top-posting corrected]
> On 6/14/2011 5:09 PM, haroldef wrote:
>> On 6/14/2011 4:19 PM, Kenneth Brody wrote:
>>> On 6/14/2011 4:38 PM, haroldef wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Can someone point me in the right direction to find our how to use
>>>> import dif name_of_file?
>>>>
>>>> Seems that there was at one time a place to go to get answers, but I
>>>> cannot find it.'
>>> What have you tried so far, and in what way didn't it work?
>>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I do not see many details in the fp manual about what one does after the
>> line:
>> import dif filename.
>>
>> However, you caused me to think, and I will try something.  You may have
>> kick-started my mind and now I can solve my problem.
>>
>> Harold
>>
>>
> Hi,
>
> What I thought would work did not work.  First I tried:
> import dif data=c:\appl\mac_email_address\emailadd.csv
> This produced an error message that the file was not a valid dif file.
>
> Then I tried:  import word data=c:\appl\mac_email_address_emailadd.csv
> It did not fail, but I could not read anything.
>
> A few days ago I created a program that would export a csv file,
> consisting of the last name, the first name and the email addresses of
> over 500 members of our reunion group.  That was easy as there is advise
> on the fpteck site about creating a program that exports a csv file.
>
> Can someone point me to where I can read about importing a csv file that
> provides more information then that given in the filepro manual?
>
> Harold
>
Aha, finally some actual information about what you are trying to do.   If it's a .csv file you are trying to import, then you want IMPORT ASCII, not IMPORT DIF.  The manual gives plenty of information about it, including an example of exactly what you say you need to do:

https://www.fptech.com/Products/Docs/fpmanhtm/references/commands/import.htm