On Sat, 28 Jan 1995 [log in to unmask] wrote:
 
> As I understand it, Microsoft Excel Version 5.0 and Lotus 1-2-3's newest
> version will include a "Get External Data" option which will allow you to
> query Image databases directly inside these apps and drop the data into
> the spreadsheet.
>
No. They can read only Comma Separated Value files, available from
Sheetmate.
* Their format is:
"FERENC","NAGY",43
"ESZTER","NAGY",17
- i.e. strings in quotes, fields separated by commas.
I tried them to import into Supercalc. I have a conversion program with
my Supercalc 3.0, which converts CSV files to and from CAL files.
These CSV files can be read read from dBASE and Clipper with the statement
APPEND FROM FILENAME DELIMITED.
 
                                        Frank
************************Family      : NAGY
*NNN......NN..FFFFFFFFF*First name  : FERENC
*NNNN.....NN..FFFFFFFFF*Title       : Ph. D., Scientific Co-Worker
*NN.NN....NN..FF.......*Company     : Institute of Isotopes of
*NN..NN...NN..FF.......*              the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
*NN...NN..NN..FFFFFF...*E-mail      : [log in to unmask]
*NN...NN..NN..FFFFFF...*            : [log in to unmask]
*NN....NN.NN..FF.......*P.O.B. addr.: 1525 BUDAPEST Pf. 77., HUNGARY
*NN....NN.NN..FF.......*Street addr.: 1121 BUDAPEST Konkoly-Thege M. ut 29.
*NN.....NNNN..FF.......*Fax         : (36)-1-156-5045  or try (36)-1-169-5087
*NN......NNN..FF.......*Phone       : (36)-1-275-4351 <=== NEW!
*NN......NNN..FF.......*Home address: 1214 BUDAPEST Raketa u. 29. I. 3., HUNGARY
************************Home phone  : (36)-1-277-4229
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