A2T - Access To Text.  Version 1.0.3
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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

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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.