Introduction
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The List eXaminer PowerTool is often used in conjunction with the Count Reports tool.
While the Reports are useful for viewing the database as a whole, ListX is for looking at a snapshot,
or sample, of your data, for detailed examination.
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Create and execute a new job
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Select a Work Folder and Input File from the Input File menus |
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Enter a file format
For fixed-length input, enter the numeric record length.
For delimited, enter the delimiting character, or TAB for tab-delimited.
Binary formats such as Excel are not supported with this PowerTool.
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Enter a file name for your output report file, and choose a report type.
Standard output shows the record layout, while ASCII HEX shows the ASCII values, making problem characaters "visible".
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Report Span:
Enter a starting record number. Default is 1, the first record.
Enter a number of records to skip, for each record reported (optional).
Enter a Record Limit, how many records to display. Default is 50 records, or about two pages.
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Display Range:
You may enter up to three field ranges to display (fixed-length records only), as location, comma, length.
Example: report starting at pos. 101, for a length of 10:
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To save your job to run later, click the [FILE] menu, and select the [Save Parameter] option.
To save and run your job, click [FILE], then [Save and Run Job], or click the [Save and Run Job] button at the bottom.
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Your job information will be saved and run as required.
The page will return with your results, and your report file will be available in your FileBox folder for download.
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Print a report
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To print the currently displayed report, click [FILE], and select [Print Report].
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Follow the onscreen instructions for your specific printer.
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Your report will print, and you will return to the PowerTool page.
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View or edit an existing job
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Click [FILE], and select [Load Parameters].
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Select the previous job by name and date from the menu, and click [Open Parameter].
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The job parameters will load on the page.
tip: The parameter is saved based on the input file name, so it can sometimes be faster to retrieve a previous job
and edit it, rather than starting from scratch every time.
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