IMPEX is designed to allow easy, user-controlled import and export of
data using templates which automatically read file format information
(such as Field Names, Field Types etc) from the Data Dictionary (export)
or from the file header (import).  Even the file structures are
constructed automatically.  The demo will import any dBase or ASCII file
so you can test it on your own data files.

FEATURES LIST:

*** IMPORT ***

dBASE and Comma Delimited ASCII formats supported

dBASE key/index files are not used, just the .DBF and .DBT data files -
so avoiding problems with non-standard formats.

File information such as field names,types,sizes is read straight from
the DBF header record and displayed in a browse.

The user can then match up fields by a Map by Name button (for similar
labels) and then drag and drop. These Map Structures can be saved for
future use.

Diplicate checking can be enabled by both the developer and the end-
user, with the option of adding or skipping duplicates and saving them to
a text file for later viewing/printing.

Records are added to your existing data file and if there is an Auto
Number key the autonumber field will be incremented automatically.

Checks can be made by means of an EMBED point just before a record is
added.  For example you could check if a required field is blank.

For ASCII files there is the option to skip the header record (useful
if this record contains just field names) and allow double quote marks.


*** EXPORT ***

The user can define which fields are included in the export file.  So
for example, the user could exclude confidential data fields from being
exported. These selections can be saved for future use.

For ASCII files there are options for header record, double quotes and
date format. Date fields are automatically detected by the templates.

Full integration with Toolcraft's Query Wizard templates.

Exclude fields from export - by both developer and end user

Create a new field on export - such as FirstName + MiddleName + LastName

IMPEX links up with other 3rd party query packages by means of an EMBED which
allows testing against a Query or Tagfile produced by one of these
packages.




