Aminet2DB 1.0

Short:        Aminet RECENT, CSV, TSV converter.
Author:       dmyun@mailexcite.com (Deok-Min Yun)
Uploader:     dmyun mailexcite com (Deok-Min Yun)
Type:         biz/dbase
Version:      1.0
Architecture: m68k-amigaos


TITLE

  Aminet2DB 1.0 for Amiga


WHAT'S NEW?

  - First Aminet release.


DESCRIPTION

  This archive contains 4 ARexx scripts to convert different database formats.

  Aminet2CSV : Converts Aminet RECENT file into comma-separated values.
  Aminet2TSV : Converts Aminet RECENT file into tab-separated values.
  CSV2TSV    : Converts comma-separated values into tab-separated values.
  TSV2CSV    : Converts tab-separated values into comma-separated values.

  It might be possible that Aminet2CSV or Aminet2TSV can convert INDEX file as
  well (not tested).


COPYRIGHT

  This program is CounterWare(TM). You only have to visit the author's home
  page and increase the counter! It doesn't cost you anything and also when
  you visit, you might find something new every week. You can do whatever you
  want with this software.


DISCLAMER

  This program is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind. The author
  assumes no responsibility or liability whatsoever for any damage or data 
  loss caused by using this program.


REQUIREMENTS

  RexxMast from Workbench disk is started.


INSTALLATION

  No installation is required. Copying all the files to REXX: could be a good
  idea, though.


USAGE

  To convert an Aminet 'RECENT' file into comma-separated values:

  > RX Aminet2CSV RECENT
  
  This will make 'RECENT.CSV'.
  All the rest of the programs have similar syntax.

  CSV's and TSV's can be used in most of database programs such as FinalData,
  db, XBase, ProCalc, TurboCalc, etc.


AUTHOR

  Name     : Deok-Min Yun
  E-Mail   : dmyun@mailexcite.com
             dmyun@hotmail.com
             dmyun@rocketmail.com
  WWW      : http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/7576/


  My other programs include,

  MrMPEG   : GUI frontend for MPEGA using MUIRexx.
  MrMIDI   : GUI frontend for GMPlay using MUIRexx.
  XBM_DT   : X BitMap DataType.
  CUR2ILBM : Windows cursor/icon to ILBM converter.
  KLS      : Korean Locale System for Amiga.