A2T - Access To Text. Version 1.0.3 ==================================== This program exports Microsoft Access database to text format and imports from this text format. Simple database converted completely, - complex may be partially. Source text is supplied; therefore, it may be easy to modify this program for complex databases. The purpose of this program is to give a clear method to clean up content of *.mdb files. (*.mdb files can collect and accomulate hard drive background information); be able to edit the text image of database; downsize the version of database; Text format is obvious if reader looks at converted file or to program source code text. Text format has following blocks: --------------------------------- Header Fields/Indexes Data This bocks are divided to following subblocks: ---------------------------------------------- Fields/Indexes: Field1 Properties Block Field2 Properties Block ... Index1 Properties Block Index2 Properties Block ... Data block: Table 1 block Table 2 block ... Table i block: Fields order Records Records sublock sublocks: R== = =... =... Any number of empty lines can be put between blocks and subblocks. The elemetary unit of this format is pair: [key][=[value]]CRLF Record's values can include any ASCII characters because following characters and values are escaped: char(0) \z char(10) \n char(13) \r \r\n \l \ \\ NULL \N mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Use policy: This program is free for personal or corporate use. This program is provided "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. Distripution policy: Freely distributable as an entire original package: none of files included in original A2T setup bundle file can be taken out. Modification policy: Source code is free for modification and reuse in your work if you give a credit in form of note: 'Original code of "A2T" by Konstantin Kirillov, Pharmease, Inc., has been partially used.' in appropriate place in source code and in executable. Contact: Script@Pharmease.com Please submit your notes and bug reports to above Contact. Thank you for your interest in A2T. A2T. Copyright (C) 2002. Pharmease, Inc. Author: Konstantin Kirillov.