Readerware Export Wizard
Readerware export allows you to export the data in your Readerware
database
to a number of different formats:
- CSV, (Comma Separated Value)
-
This
is a standard data interchange format, use it to transfer data to other
programs and databases.
- TAB Delimited - Another
standard
data
interchange format
- HTML - The universal
language
of the
web, you can export your Readerware database to HTML to create web
pages. Readerware will build an HTML table displaying all the selected
rows and columns.
When Readerware creates the HTML table it uses a style sheet, rware.css,
which is distributed with the product. The style sheet controls various
formatting options such as the colors, font styles etc. To display
correctly
you must copy the rware.css file to the same location as the
exported
HTML file. You can customize the style sheet, change the font or color
of the HTML title, the background
colors used in the table etc. You can also create more advanced HTML
pages using the Readerware
Report Writer.
- Palm - You can
transfer
your database
to your Palm device for use with Readerware
Palm Edition a lightweight edition
of Readerware that runs on Palm OS devices. Readerware will create a
file called readerware.pdb. Here is a tip, select
your Palm HotSync Add On directory to create the database in. This will
make it easier to actually transfer the file to your Palm. Start your
Palm Desktop, click on the Install button.
Click on Add and select readerware.pdb using
the
file selection dialog. Then click Done. Start the
HotSync from your Palm as normal. Now when
you start Readerware on your Palm, your new database is loaded
automatically.
- iPod Notes - You can transfer your Readerware database to
your iPod and have it with you when you
shop. Readerware can export your data right to your iPod, just connect
it and then select your iPod on the File
Selection page of the wizard. To access your database on your iPod,
select the Notes function and then Readerware.
- Generic UIEE (Universal
Information
Exchange Environment) - A common format used to exchange book
information.
It is used by several book sites.
- Amazon UIEE - A
non-standard
version
of the UIEE format used by Amazon.
- BookHound - You can
transfer your database to BookHound from
Bibliopolis.
- HomeBase 2.0 - You can
transfer
your
data to HomeBase from Advanced Book Exchange Inc. You can also upload
the
exported file to the ABE web site. To import this into HomeBase, select
File->Import / Export->Import
from the HomeBase menu. Select the merge or zap option and click OK.
Select
the file you created in Readerware. Here is a tip, if you plan to
regularly transfer files between HomeBase
and Readerware, save the file in the HomeBase export directory. Then
when you
try and import the file into HomeBase it will be right there.
Readerware
will remember the location when you create your next export
There are a number of reasons for using Readerware export:
- Transfer you database to Readerware for the Palm or your iPod,
take your
database
with
you on your next trip to your favorite book stores.
- Create your own web pages to publish your collection online.
- Transfer data to online book sellers and auction sites.
- Transfer data to other programs or databases
Exporting
These are the basic steps:
- Pick the format you want to export to
- Select the file you want to export to
- Select the books you want to export
- Select the database columns you want to export
- Run Readerware export
- Check the results
Format Selection
This is the first page of the Readerware export wizard. The first step
is to select which format
you want to create the file in. Your
choices
are:
- CSV, (Comma Separated Value)
- TAB delimited.
- HTML
- Palm
- Generic UIEE, (Universal
Information Exchange
Environment)
- Amazon UIEE
- BookHound
- HomeBase 2.0
File Selection
You need to tell Readerware the name of the file you wish to create and
where it should be located. You can either enter this in the file name
field or click on the Browse button and select the file
from
the file selection dialog.
If you check the Always replace existing file check
box
Readerware will automatically overwrite this file if it exists. This is
useful if you are doing regular export runs to the same file. If this
is
not checked, Readerware will display a confirmation dialog before
overwriting
an existing file.
Book Selection Page
There are two choices when selecting which books to export:
- Current Search Results - The books returned by the last search
are
exported.
You need to search for the books before starting the Readerware export
wizard. You can control exactly which books are exported, for example
you
can search by category, then date entered etc.
- All Books - This will export all books in the database.
Column Selection Page
Some formats determine the columns that are exported, for example
Amazon
UIEE format defines which columns need to be included in the exported
file.
In this case the column selection page is not displayed.
There are two ways to select the database columns you want to export
- Current View Columns - The columns currently displayed in the
search
results
table will be exported. Readerware views are extremely flexible. You
can
define any number of views and control which columns are included in
each
view and the order. If you have a regular export you want to run,
create a view for the export containing exactly the data you want. Then
just select the view before starting the Readerware export wizard.
- Selected Database Columns - If you select this option the list of
database
columns is enabled. You select exactly which columns you want to export
and the order. Columns listed with a green check mark are exported,
those
listed with a red cross are not. Double click on any entry to toggle
its
state. To change the order of the columns, select an entry in the list
and use the up and down arrows to change its location in the list.
Verification Page
Next up is the verification page. This is your last chance to change
your
settings prior to running Readerware export. A quick summary of your
choices
is listed. Click on Next if you are ready to go. Click
on
Back
if you want to change your choices.
Export Running Page
When you reach this page, Readerware export is
running.
You will see a progress bar that will update as Readerware exports the
data to the file. Immediately below the progress bar is a Cancel
button which you can use to interrupt the export.
When the export completes, click on the Next button
to
proceed to the final page of this wizard.
Export Complete Page
This page displays the overall export statistics:
- Books Processed - The number of
books written
to the export file
- Errors - The number of books
that
could not
be written.
Normally this is all the information you need to
ensure your data was exported correctly. If user
logging is enabled, Readerware also creates a log file called rwuser.log.
This file lists each book and any error messages. You can view this log
file in any text editor.
When you are done, click the Finish
button to exit the export wizard.
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