IMPORT FROM ACT! TO TELEMAGIC
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Is there any way to get my information from ACT! into TeleMagic?  
I know you can do a User Defined Import, but I need my notepad 
information, too.  

"We know of two programs designed to do just this.  A program 
has been developed by Roy Spiegel of Nationwide Computer 
Dynamics to do the conversion from ACT! to TeleMagic.  The 
program converts all the fields in ACT, including the notepads.

"Another product to do just that is currently being developed
by Mr. Dale Jelinek of Pacific Micro Group in San Francisco,
California.  

"The finished product (the output of a completed conversion
process) is a fully functional, dBASE III compatible file
structure: it will be a .DBT file.  The program works by
moving ACT!'s proprietary data format to an ASCII file 
and operating on the ASCII file only.  

"The product will merge the converted notepads into existing
TeleMagic contact records.  Currently, the program is 
converting 500 records [about 1.5 MB of disk space] from
ACT! to TeleMagic in 60 to 90 seconds.  
 
"According to Dale, this is key for two reasons.  First,  ACT's 
proprietary format has behaved in unexpected ways when direct 
conversion is attempted.  Dale is working with ACT's programmers 
toward a solution.  The other reason is a much-needed feature: 
the program will eventually work on any ASCII text file and is 
not limited to conversion of ACT's proprietary format!  Dale is 
planning to complete the ACT!-to-TM product first before finishing 
the generalized ASCII conversion program.  

Pricing Information
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"I'm sorry, specific pricing information is not yet available.
[For more information, authorized resellers can contact Dale 
directly at 415-362-1194; endusers should be referred to their
authorized reseller.]"


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