COMMA DELIMITED FILE TO OYC CONVERSTION UTILITY
Copyright 1994 by H.C.P. Services, Inc.
All Rights Reserved


USER MANUAL ----------------------------------------------

This utility will convert comma delimited ASCII files to OYC 
formated catalog files.

The comma delimited file must have each field separated by
commas, with text fields enclosed with quotation marks.  The
following comma delimited text file can be converted:

"Field 1","Field 2","Field 3","Field 4"

Numbers do not need to be within quotation marks.  The following
comma delimited text file can be converted:

"Text Field 1",35,20,"Text Field 4",,

Comma delimited text files are created by database and spreadsheet
software, you should not try to add the commas and quotation marks
by hand.  The above format is the standard format for comma
delimited text files.

DO NOT CREATE A COMMA DELIMITED TEXT FILE if the file already
contains quotation marks.  This will result in a comma delimited
text file that can not be used by other software such as this
conversion utility.  For example, if one of the names in your
existing data base is:

   BIG "BAD" JOHN

The quotation marks around "BAD" will result in the comma delimited
text file becoming unreadable.  Comma delimited text files use both
quotation marks and commas to identify each field.  The additional
quotation marks around "BAD" will cause BIG "BAD" JOHN to be 
divided into two separate fields.  Before creating a comma 
delimited text file, eliminate any quotation marks from your existing 
database.


USING THIS UTILITY -----------------------------------------

To use this utility copy it to the directory containing the
OYC software.  At the DOS prompt for that directory type:

        COMMADEL <and push ENTER>

You'll then be prompted to enter the complete filename for the
comma delimited text file you wish to convert.  You can also
enter a drive letter and path, if the file to be converted is
located on another drive or in another directory.

The utility will then convert the comma delimited text file and
create an OYC file called CONVERT.  Once the conversion process
is complete run OYC and check the CONVERT catalog to be sure all
of the information is there and formatted correctly.  If the
information is not formatted correctly, then there are probably
quotation marks in the original data.

IMPORTANT!  Once you've seen that the CONVERT OYC catalog file
is the way you want it, rename that file using the "Rename"
feature on the Utilities Menu.  The conversion utility always
erases the CONVERT catalog each time the utility is run.  If
you do not rename this catalog before running the conversion
utility, it will be erased.

DO NOT ERASE YOUR ORIGINAL DATA FILE UNTIL YOU ARE 100%
CERTAIN THE CONVERTED (the new OYC) FILE IS GOOD AND
INCLUDES EVERYTHING.

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This utility is provided to you at no cost as freeware.  No
technical support is available for this utility.

This is copyrighted software.