Linking from Data Editor

Linking from Data Editor

You can invoke Data Converter from Data Editor.

Actions within Data Editor

1	Open the data file.
2	Apply any required edits. Note that deleted items are also passed to Data Converter.
3	Use the Select Items function if you only want to use data from selected fields.
4	From the Options menu select Link to Data Converter.
5	Select the output data format and choice of all or selected items in the Link to Data Converter dialog box.
6	Click on Start Converter.
>>	Data Converter creates the necessary files, such as the converter information file and input file, as temporary files in the Data Editor work file folder.	àConversion Information File àLayout Definition File

Actions within Data Converter

1	Confirm the output file name and code system.	àConversion Wizard step 4
2	Select the desired output file format, and enter or adjust other information as appropriate.
3	Click Next to confirm or change details as required.
4	Click Finish. Data Converter displays the conversion information in its main window.
5	Click the Convert button to convert the data.
6	Note the name of the output file (format is LINnnnn.OUT, where nnnn is an arbitrary string of characters).
7	Close Data Converter. Data Converter deletes the temporary files containing the input data, conversion information and layout definition.

Precautions

When Data Converter is invoked from Data Editor the File menu functions are not available.

The information file and layout file are deleted when Data Converter is closed. To re-execute the conversion, you need to re-start the process in Data Editor.