<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10>Though a longtime Filepro user, I have never used the import command. Is using it the best way to accomplish the following:<BR>
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I want to export a file from a vertical market database application written in Foxpro and bring the data into Filepro. This is on a Windows XP system. The Foxpro app will allow most any kind of export and can place the resulting file anywhere I want. Some questions:<BR>
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1. What is the best format to use for the export? ASCII, tab-delimited?<BR>
2. Should the exported file be placed in any particular folder, e.g. a subfolder in C:\fielpro? or does it matter?<BR>
3. Does one create a non-filepro file in advance in which to import the data?<BR>
4. Does one have to know the field properties (especially length) of the data being imported?<BR>
5. In the command syntax "Import ascii name etc" Is "name" the name of the ascii file being imported or the resulting name after the import?<BR>
6. Can anyone point me to a step-by-step reference (preferably web accessible) to help me learn this process?<BR>
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TIA.<BR>
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-Lee<BR>
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Lee B. Walker<BR>
Walker & Company<BR>
5307 Front Royal Drive<BR>
Cross Lanes, WV 25313<BR>
304-419-0013<BR>
Leefp1@aol.com<BR>
www.walkeronline.com</FONT></HTML>