Export Functions

There's the basic "Export" menu (more about it `further down`), but for some really important functions separate FLEX-Menus have been developed:

`Make tables` 	Tables produced here may be inserted directly into Office documents (as "tab-delimited" ASCII files) This way, sorted result sets can be transferred to other programs (alphabetic or numeric order) 
`ViewLists`  	For simple sorted lists : a ViewList is a customized display of a result set. It can be viewed at once in its own window but also exported
`Summation`  	Add up the contents of one particular field over the entire result set. The average will be calculated, too.
`Statistics` 	Statistical evaluation of field contents. E.g.: What subject terms have been used in the database (or in a result set), and how often? 
`Full-text search`  	This is useful when results cannot be obtained from the indexes or the Find Menu. Subsequently, the list of records found can be treated like any other result set. (The full text of the records will be searched, not the full text of the documents! A catalog is not a search engine.)
`Index section`  	Special function: Brings up any section from one of the indexes, into the display area. There's the option to specify a minimum number of entries per line to be displayed.
`CockPit`  	The time-proven DOS program still useful for some purposes: Menu commands "Full-text search, Lists" and "Evaluations" in the "Routines" Menu.

In the allegro System, "Export" means the same as "Output".
By default, a parameter set called E-W.APR is used to specify the output and write it into a file named OUTPUT.ADT.
The "Export" menu can be used to change this.

`Current record
The record currently on display is exported.

`Current result set
The result set most recently accessed will be exported. Its name is on the long button underneath the display and write areas.
How do you form result sets? Click into the [Find Command] field, then press F1.)

`Result set brief  listing`
The brief listing you see when you look at your result set will be written into a file named BRIEF.RTF which can be read by WinWord and other software. The order of the list is the one you had asked for when looking at the brief display.

`Entire database`
The entire database will be exported. Press 'x' to cancel the process while it is running!
(The DOS Programm SRCH is a bit faster at this job)

`Entire offline file`
The offline file is exported as a whole, in its current state.

`New export file`
The name of the export file may be changed from the default of OUTPUT.DAT.

`Change export parameters`
Select a new set of parameters for exporting. These are files of type .cPR, 'c' being the "configuration code" of your database.

?Find Command=h commd
?General=h doku
?Chap. 10 des Systemhandbuchs.)=h ac10
?FLEX-System=h flex
?Full-text search=X fts
?ViewLists=h view
?CockPit=X cockpit.flx
?Current record=x down`var "Satz ausgegeben in Datei " E`mes
?Current result set=x if empty jump ex`down set`var "Ergebnismenge ausgegeben in Datei " E`mes`end`:ex`mes Momentan keine Ergebnismenge
?Result set brief listing=x if empty jump ex`dow brief`var "Erledigt, Liste in " E " geschrieben"`mes`end`:ex`mes Momentan keine Ergebnismenge
?Entire database=x yesno Wirklich?`if no end`if can end`dow database
?Delete output file=x var E " löschen?`ans`yes`if no end`if can end`var E`del`var E " ist gelöscht"`ans`mes
?Entire offline file=x if off jump off`mes Keine Offline-Daten da`end`:off`dow off
?Change export parameters=x xport p ?
?New export file=x xport f ?
?Summation=X summe
?further down=h =The "Export" Menu
?Make tables=h table
?Find command=h find
?Statistics=h ct