EZ-Scan Text Export

This export will export the data  in the grid  in an ASCII text file which can be formatted by clicking the configure button, from the Settings screen.

 

Make sure to configure the export before exporting the first time.

 

Browse for the Export path using the 'Browse' button to the left of the 'Export Path' text box. Enter a descriptive name for the file to be exported and click 'OK' to start the export.

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Configure the Text Export

Click the 'Configure' button to customize the format of the text file that will be exported. This will launch the EZ-Scan Text Export Wizard.

 

 

The settings that you are going to set for this export will be saved, so you can reuse them. First enter a  name for the configuration file.

 

 

This screen will allow you to define the format of your file.

Export Type

You have 2 choices

 

General Settings

Select the date format that you would like any date fields exported in.

 

Check the 'Include decimal in numeric fields' check box if you would like the data to contain decimals.

 

Delimiters

Here you can define delimiters for each field, along with extra delimiters for text and date fields. The only required delimiter is the field delimiter.

 

Fixed Length Options

If you choose the Fixed Length option, the options at the bottom of the screen will change to show more fixed length options.

 

 

You can choose to justify the data in the fields to the left or right, and can specify dates, text, and numeric fields differently. ex.(left justification 123500000 right justification 0000012345)

 

You can specify the character used to pad the data when the data does not fill the entire length of the field. Typically "0" or space.

 

Fields to Export

 

Here you will specify which fields, and in which order they will be exported. The list on the left contains all the available fields in the EZ-Scan database, along with 2 special fields (Front Filename and Back Filename).

Highlight the fields that you would like to export and click the '>' button to move them to the left list. You can use the "<" button to move a field back.

 

You can set the order of the fields by selecting a field in the left list and clicking the arrow keys to move it up or down in the list.

 

The double arrow fields "<<" and ">>" will move all fields.

 

You can also add a prefix or suffix to the fields being exported. If you are using delimited fields you will see the following screen:

 

If you are using fixed length fields you will see the following screen with the addition of the length column to define each fields length.

 

Click 'Finish' to save your settings.