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Export Format window

From the module you are in, select Generate reports, select a Report Type and Available Report, click Options, and select Export Format

Note: The Export Format option is not available for all reports.

None

Enable this option to send output to a file without performing any formatting.

Dif

(Data Interchange Format) A common format accepted by many spreadsheet packages such as Microsoft Excel and supported by many software applications for data exchange.

Sylk

(Symbolic Link) Microsoft format used for spreadsheets. It organizes data as if it were entered in spreadsheet format with each row corresponding to an output record.

dBase

Select this option to send output to a file in the standard dBase database system import format.

Lotus

Select this format to send output to a file in the Lotus WKS format, which can be used to send data to be loaded into Lotus 1-2-3 as well as other packages.

Comma

Select this format to insert commas as separators between fields and start records on new lines. This file format is used by many software packages (including Microsoft Word for Windows) for importing data files for mail merge purposes.

Tabs

Select this format to insert tabs as separators between fields and start records on new lines. This file format is used by many packages such as WordPerfect and MS Word for Windows. It is used primarily for importing data fields for mail merge purposes. This is the most common format.

Omnis

(Omnis Internal Format) Select this format to send data to another Omnis application.

Line

Select this option to output one field per line. This format is useful for exporting one data element or field. Although not used very often, some older database packages still use this format.

File Name

Enter the path and filename for the output file in this field.

See Also

Reporting Windows in iMIS

Activity Detail window

Chapter Reports window

Chapter Selection window

Detail Report Parameters window

Expo Prospect Reports window

Generate reports window

Letter Text window

Membership Standard Letters window

Print Transaction Journal window

Report Specifications window

Run Time windows

Search Instructions window

Select Report window

Select Search Instructions window

Set up general lookup/validation window


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