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The Data Magician, version 1.5
instruction, other than the name of the output file.
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Define the fields to be used in the output file. This process is similar to Step 2 - Defining
the input fields. Enter the names of the fields to be desired in the output file. In some cases
The Data Magician is able to determine the field names for you. Eg: INMAGIC structures.
The contents of the output field is defined by the process codes. This typically consists of
an input field name, but you may also add text, generate incremental numbers, or use any
of the other processing codes.
Note: to get data into an output field, either the F"input field" code (page 102) or the FC
(Field Copy) code (page 104) is generally required. This is one of the common problems
beginning users of The Data Magician have - not specifying which input field to draw the
data from. If you do not, you will not get any output!
Saving Settings
Once you have entered your processing information, or any time during, it is a good idea
to save your settings. You can do this at any time (by pressing F2), overwriting the last copy
of the settings.
Editing Keys
Throughout the creation of these settings, you will be using the editing keys to move around
the prompts, making changes, saving and loading settings, etc. The chapter on editing keys
will outline how to make efficient use of those functions.
The Data Conversion
After the settings are defined, you proceed to the Conversion Summary screen. Here, you
will see what the input and output files are, plus some other information. You may change
these, or enter a Y to start the conversion. As the conversion proceeds, you will see a
status screen of its progress and an estimate of when the conversion will be completed.
In the future, a similar data conversion is easily accomplished by loading the same
conversion settings, making appropriate changes to file names, and performing the
conversion again.
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