ReaderwareVW can handle:
CSV or Comma Separated Value files - These files contain the data for each database column separated by a comma. The first line of the file is a mapping line which allows you to map the data to ReaderwareVW database column names.Here is an example of a CSV file:TAB Delimited Files - These Re similar to CSV files except that the data is separated by the tab character. Again the first line of the file is a mapping line which allows you to map the data to ReaderwareVW database column names.
"Title","Director","MPAA"The first row identifies which ReaderwareVW database columns the data should be imported to. The remaining rows contain the data. Each column is contained in quotes and each column is separated by a comma. Notice that the field itself can contain a comma.
"Trial and Error","Hill, James","Not Rated"
Use the following table to build the mapping line.
ReaderwareVW Column Names | |
Column Name |
Contents |
---|---|
Actor - Actor10 | Actors, optional. ReaderwareVW uses a "last name, first name" format. |
Title | Movie title, required. |
UPC | UPC, optional. Must be unique, an item with a duplicate UPC will be rejected. |
ISBN |
ISBN, optional. |
Studio |
Studio, optional. |
Director |
Composer, optional. ReaderwareVW uses a "last name, first name" format. |
ScreenWriter |
Screenwriter, optional. ReaderwareVW uses a "last name, first name" format. |
Photographer |
Director of Photography,
optional. ReaderwareVW uses a "last name, first
name" format. |
Composer |
Composer, optional. ReaderwareVW
uses a "last name, first
name" format. |
Editor |
Editor, optional. ReaderwareVW
uses a "last name, first
name" format. |
Date | Release date, optional. |
CopyrightDate |
Copyright date, optional. |
Place |
Place of origin |
Format | Format, optional. ReaderwareVW will add this to the format list if necessary |
Copies | Number of copies, optional. Must be numeric |
Rating | User rating, optional. ReaderwareVW will add this to the rating list if necessary |
Condition | Condition optional. ReaderwareVW will add this to the condition list if necessary |
Category | Category, optional. ReaderwareVW will add this to the category list if necessary |
Sound |
Sound, Stereo, Mono etc., optional. ReaderwareVW will add this to the sound list if necessary |
Color |
Color, Black & White etc., optional. ReaderwareVW will add this to the color list if necessary |
MPAA |
Official rating |
WIDE |
Widescreen? Optional. Must be Y or N |
ClosedCap |
Closed captioned? Optional. Must be Y or N |
RunningTime |
Length of the movie in whatever
format you prefer. |
Viewed |
Played, optional. Must be Y or N. |
Include in printed reports, optional.. Must be Y or N | |
HTMLExport | Include in HTML exports, optional. Must be Y or N. |
Value | Estimated value, optional. Can include currency symbol, punctuation etc. |
Comments | Comments, optional. Maximum 4096
characters |
Source | Source of data, web site. Optional |
Cart | Include in ReaderwareVW shopping cart, optional. Must be Y or N. |
Ordered | Whether or not the item is on order, optional. Must be Y or N. |
LCCN | Library of Congress Card Catalog Number, optional |
Dewey | Dewey Decimal Number, optional. |
UserNumber | User defined number, optional |
ValueDate | Item valuation date, optional. |
Location | Item location, optional. ReaderwareVW will add this to the location list if necessary |
Series | Series, optional. ReaderwareVW will add this to the series list if necessary |
Keywords | Comma separated keyword list, optional |
DateEntered |
Date entered. If you include
this column in the mapping line all rows must contain a date
entered. It must be in yyyy-mm-dd format. |
Book |
Book on which the movie was
based, optional |
Author |
Author of book on which the
movie was based, optional. ReaderwareVW uses a "last name, first
name" format. |
Track1 -
Track20 |
Tracks, chapter stops etc.,
optional |
User1 - User10 | User defined fields, optional |
If you use an invalid column name, the data in that column is not
imported. This can be
useful. If the file contains some columns that you do not want to
import into ReaderwareVW,
use a column name like "JUNK" and the data will be ignored.
- Indicate the format of the file you are going to import
- Select the file
- Run the ReaderwareVW import
- Check the results
When the import completes, click on the Next button
to
proceed to the final page of this wizard.
Normally this is all the information you need to ensure your data was imported correctly. If user logging is enabled, ReaderwareVW also creates a log file called rwuser.log. This file lists each book and any error messages. Click on the View Log button or you can view this log file in any text editor.
- Videos Processed - The number of items in the imported file
- Errors - The number of items that could not be imported.
When you are done, click the Finish
button to exit the import wizard.