TextFileParser
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As a developer, how many times have you had to read, analyse and process
structured text files? How often do you wish that there was a simple
way of looking at, and examining the structure without having to open
up another application such as Excel to translate it?
Admittedly, if these are fixed format, whilst
you can read them easily enough, but counting columns is a pain - and
did you need to start counting from column 0, or column 1?
There are existing utilities already on your
workstation which do parts of the job. You can import (some) text files
into Excel. Or you can use the ODBC Text File DSN applet to do much
the same thing. And if you want to read text files directly using ODBC
the ODBC applet used to be essential. Well, now....
Life just got a little easier. Text File Parser
combines the two and adds some wrinkles of its own. Text File Parser
is designed to read, display and help you identify structures within
plain vanilla text files. It:
- Opens TEXT (that is plain ASCII) files.
- Displays the contents in a structured, easy to read fashion,
- Allows you to define and save the file structure for later use
- Export the file to a different format.
Conversions are to :
- Text delimited files (e.g. Tab, Comma, Space, etc.)
- xBase* (as a dBase III database table) - which can be read in Clipper,
dBase, FoxPro, etc..
- Paradox (as Paradox 4)**
- Excel*
- HTML Table
- SQL Data Definition Statement - CREATE TABLE statement and corresponding
INSERT INTO statements
- XML Structure and Records
- Create / modify / delete Text DSN entries directly*** (We even bundle
the Registered version of the VCL we use to do it. The Time Limited
version includes the Freeware version with which you can create the
DSN only)
- Test the operation of the Text DSN's so created / modified by using
the text files you have examined and saved into Schema.INI***
- Print the structure (or save it in ASCII format to a file)
- Choose your own editor
- Many more features...
* does not require an xBase
application or Excel on the desktop. Files are created on the fly.
** requires the Borland Database Engine (BDE) to create the Paradox
table.
*** Does NOT require ADO / ODBC to create / modify / remove the Text
DSN. However, it DOES require ADO / ODBC to open / view tables to which
the Text DSN refers.
Please check out the help
file (Zip file, HTMLHelp format, ~ 485kb) for more information.
Click
here for a screenshot
Please be aware that the help file is in
error with references to VCL and ActiveX versions of an ODBC TextDSN
creator. To reduce the number of configurations in downloads, we've
had to bundle these separately. If you purchase the software and are
expecting these controls to be in the package, we do apologise for any
confusion. Please check out the bundle
deals for the TextDSNCreator
for inclusive packages and more information.
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