Re: Converting Word Perfect Files

=========================================================== } From jkammerz@vth1.vth.colostate.edu Tue, 13 Sep 1994 10:50:22 -0600 (MDT) } Path: veritas!rmy.emory.edu!ilist } To: Informix-list serve <informix-list@rmy.emory.edu> } Subject: Converting Word Perfect Files } Message-Id: <Pine.A32.3.90.940913104437.26565D-100000@vth1.vth.colostate.edu> } Mime-Version: 1.0 } Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII } Sender: informix-list-owner@rmy.emory.edu } Reply-To: Jay Kammerzell <jkammerz@vth1.vth.colostate.edu> } X-Informix-List-To: sacs250!informmail@veritas.com } X-Informix-List-Id: <list.4693> } } I have an Informix database that tracks and bills our medical cases. We } have been keeping our results in Word Perfect 5.1 files. I wanted to } integrate the 2 to allow for keyword searches and codifying each } diagnosis. Does anyone have a way of converting and parsing these files } for inclusion into different tables in a database? Thanks in advance } } ********************************************************************* } * Jay Kammerzell ++++++++++++++++++++++++++* } * Business Manager|||||||||||||||||||||||||* } * CSU Diagnostic Laboratories >>>>>>>>>>>>* } * 300 West Drake, Fort Collins, Co 80523 ** } * PHONE 303-491-1281 FAX 303-491-0320<<<<<* } * EMAIL jkammerz@vth1.vth.colostate.edu <<<* } ******************************************************************** =========================================================== I just finished converting a word processor file into a database. I took an ascii copy of the word processor file and used the unix commands, cut and paste, to create files that I could import into Informix. It wasn't an elegant solution but it got the job done. You might be able to use awk or perl, also. Randall Young sacs250!randy@veritas.com