Data Import And Export - Casio PV-750 Plus User Manual

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globally to the entire program. Password input and confirmation are not case-sensitive, i.e.
no distinction is made between small and capital letters.
You can change the password for a file via 'File': 'Password'.
As we mentioned above, the only difference between a secret and open area is the
password query. All other functions are identical. Especially with a view to data transmis-
sion, though, it is worth remembering that both the BN/PV Units and PC sync treat secret and
open data of a database area as totally independent and separate from one another. On
both computers any transmission therefore concerns either secret or open data (but not
both) depending on the currently active area at the time of transmission - unless you have
explicitly specified that the secret data, for instance, should be appended to the open data.

3.2.11 Data Import and Export

The following section uses data export in dBase-Format to show you how it is possible to
exchange data with other programs using the import and export functions. In this example
we assume that there are already data in the Personal Contacts. Change to the Personal
Contacts and select 'Export...' from the 'File' menu. A dialog box appears in which the
desired export format can be defined. For this example select "DBF (xBase standard)".
Confirm your entry with [OK] which brings you to a file selector box in which you should
enter the name under which the data is to be exported onto disk or hard disk e.g. "tphone.dbf".
After entering the file name a dialog box appears with the available field mappings. A field
mapping is required as different programs have different structures concerning the format
and number of individual fields within a record. In order to export the PC sync fields to other
programs in a particular order, you must specify a list of the fields to be exported and not
exported. Each list is therefore a field mapping list . To differentiate between the lists, (field
mapping lists) each one receives a name which is chosen from the dialog box.
As we wish to specify a new field mapping in this example, choose [New...] give the field
mapping a name (e.g. tphone) and confirm with [OK]. A dialog box divided into two sections
is now displayed which enables you to allocate the individual fields. The left-hand side
shows a list of all the fields available in the Personal Contacts and the right-hand side
shows a list of all the fields to be exported. You can now customize the right-hand list
according to your requirements, using the buttons [Add]/[Add All] and [Remove]/[Re-
move All]. To create an empty field select <Dummy>.
For our example you should export the fields "Name", "Address (H)", "Dummy" and "Phone (H)"
in the given order. To do so, first click on [Name] on the left-hand side and then on [Add]. A
further dialog box now appears enabling you to enter another name in the field name and to
define the maximum number of characters. To ensure that the fields do not become too wide
later on, set the maximum amount of characters to 30 under "Length". The name in the field
name should remain unchanged. Accept the setting with [OK] and proceed with the address
in the same way. In Dummy you can also choose another name as well as the maximum
number of characters "Country" for example. Lastly, accept the Phone number field with
[OK] and set the length to 20 characters as telephone numbers generally require fewer
characters.