Point User Guide 457
Data import and export
Field Separator
The Field Separator separates each field in the report with the specified delimiter.
The default option is {tab}.
{tab}
Uses a tab as the field delimiter.
, (comma)
Uses a comma as the field delimiter.
{return}
Uses a return as the field delimiter (each field is on a separate line in the
report).
Record Separator
The Record Separator separates each record with the specified delimiter. The
default option is {return}.
{return}
Uses a return as a record delimiter (each record is on a separate line in the
report).
Text Qualifier
Text qualifiers specify that the text that is contained within the qualifier characters
is imported as one value. The default option is {none}.
{none}
No text qualifier is used.
" (double quotation mark)
Text that is contained within double quotation marks is considered one value.
' (single quotation mark)
Text that is contained within single quotation marks is considered one value.
4 Select the
Include Field Names in First Row check box to include a column header in
the first row of the file.
5 Click Export.
6 In the
Export Cardex dialog box, navigate to where you want to save the file, enter a
file name in the
Filename field, and specify a file type (or accept the default,
.txt
) in
the
Saveastypefield.
7 Click Save.
The file is exported to the specified location.
Related information
For more information about exporting data from Cardex or mailing
labels, see Knowledge Base articles:
• #0108 Exporting Cardex records to create mailing labels with
Microsoft Word 2002/XP
• #0495 Exporting Cardex records to Outlook 2003 contacts)
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