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DocuMatch Application Notes
Setting Up Files for Merging with WordPerfect for Windows, continued
Importing ASCII
Data into
WordPerfect
Version 6.0
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CAUTION: Many text editors (such as the DOS EDIT
program) change control characters in a file without warn-
ing. They may convert tabs to spaces, linefeeds to carriage
return/linefeeds, and so on. You or the customer can use a
text editor to examine files, but be very careful about
making changes or saving over original copies.
1. Select File/Preferences.
2. Double-click on Import to bring up the Import Prefer-
ences box.
3. Enter the delimiters in this box. In the case of a
comma-delimited field, place a comma in the Field
Delimiter entry box. To define carriage return and
linefeed as the record delimiters, click on the arrow to
the right of the entry box and select Carriage Return,
then click again and select Line Feed. The entry box
will show [CR][LF]. A double quote in the Encapsulated
box indicates that the field data is surrounded by
double quotes.
4. When the definitions are done, check the selections as
follows:
a. Select Tools/Merge and then click on Form.
b. If the Create Merge File dialog appears, choose
New Document Window.
c. When the Create Form File box appears, enter the
name of the merge file.
d. You will see a blank document with WordPerfect's
Merge button bar at the top. Click on Go to Data.
e. This brings up the Convert File Format dialog.
Select ASCII (DOS) Delimited Text.
If everything worked, you will see a new document window
with a FIELDNAMES section at the top. This has a number
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