============================================================================== ============== ============== ============== INFORMATION FOR BBS SYSOPS AND DISK VENDORS ============== ============== ============== ============================================================================== Product: Parse-O-Matic Version: 3.20 (June 1995) Copyright: (C) 1986, 1995 by Pinnacle Software Author: Timothy Campbell (Pinnacle Software) Keywords: Modify, Convert, Edit, File, Database, Import, Export, Text, DBF Description: Parse-O-Matic is a programmable file-parser. Simple enough for a non-programmer to master. Hundreds of applications. Here are some of the things Parse-O-Matic can do: Importing, Exporting, Automated Editing, Text Extraction, Data Conversion, Table Lookup, Retabulation, Info Weeding, Selective Copying, Binary-File to Text, Report Reformatting, Wide-Text Folding, Auto-Batch Creation, Tab Replacement, Character Filtering, Column Switching and more! Here is a sample application: Parse-O-Matic lets you move data between programs that normally can not understand each other's data. It converts reports from one program into a format useful to the other one. Instead of retyping all the data, you can print your report to a file, then convert it to the format appropriate for importing, such as comma-delimited or columnar. This lets you interface programs that previously had no explicit connection, such as AccPac and Lotus 1-2-3. Parse-O-Matic is controlled by non-procedural definition files (known as POM files) which specify the various parts of the input file and describe how those parts should be reassembled to create the output file. Once you have created a POM file, you can create a batch file which passes the relevant information (name of POM file, name of input file, name of output file) to Parse-O-Matic, and thus automate the conversion of data. The alternative to Parse-O-Matic is the purpose-written program. Producing these programs is time-consuming and introduces a maintenance problem. Parse-O-Matic's POM files can be quickly modified, using an ordinary text editor. This makes Parse-O-Matic ideal for information administrators who frequently find themselves in situations in which they are required to maintain remote applications by phone. See also: Files FILE_ID.DIZ and DESC.SDI for alternative descriptions. Hardware: PC-Compatibles DOS: MS-DOS 3.0 or higher Memory: 500K Disk space: 300K Video: Any display Mouse: Supported but not required Other needs: None Registration: $45 (U.S. or Canadian dollars) Payment via: Cash, Cheque, Money Order, CompuServe (SWREG), Credit Card P.O's: Available --- see documentation Benefits: Registration reminder screen is removed. Registrant receives latest version. Registrant receives bonus freeware and evaluation programs. Voice support. Privileged access to support BBS. New evaluation copies can be registered (free) for 2 years. Site license: Available LAN support: Available Source Code: (Turbo Pascal) $250 to registered owners, for in-house use only Qty Pricing: This product is available at reasonable cost for sale in retail quantities. For example, license to sell quantities of more than 25,000 may be obtained for about $0.20 per unit. 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