[78-L] 78 database

Steven C. Barr stevenc at interlinks.net
Mon Jul 12 18:31:09 PDT 2010


From: "Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr." <citroenid19 at sbcglobal.net>
> Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr. wrote:
>> I didn't notice whether anyone has included the Edison archives
>> databases. They should be almost complete, even including unreleased and
>> alternate sessions.
>>
<snip> I> Though tedious, it is possible to accurately import the Abrams 
text
> files into Excel. I have started to do so. When importing a built in
> utility allows one to set up the breaks between fields quite easily. But
> I am wondering if someone has found a separate utility that would make
> mass importations possible. In other words, can all the files be
> examined by one utility, then imported into one or separate sheets, at
> the same time?
>
This will be done when/if I have the requisite time; IIRC I still own a
copy of Visual Basic 6...which can allow the creation of programs
which can deal with text-based databases...!

Steven C. Barr 




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