In article <01bccd1e$c87d5060$6f0ae8cf@khader>, [log in to unmask] says...
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>Hello ,
>Im new in mpe ,I work with old hp-3000 computers ,and i try to copy a
>database file from the HP to the PC.
>
>There is a small problem
>How can i convert the data from the database file to text file before i
>copy it
>

You could use a utility called SUPRTOOL from Robelle to do this easily, or you
could write a program on the 3000 to do this cheaply. (The hard part of this is
writing the code to convert all the numeric formats).
--
Mark Landin
T. D. Williamson, Inc.
UNIX Sys. Admin (but an MPE-er too!)
"If you take the smooth, you gotta take the rough" -- Rob Halford