Rice Lake TransAct 3.5 - Manual (Page 73)

Importing and Exporting Data Admin
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TransAct will generate an Export File Name based on the current date. To change the Export File Name,
select an existing export file name from the list or enter a different file name in the Export File Name
box . During the export process, a prompt to overwrite the existing file will appear when an existing
file name is used.
To view an existing file, select the file and click the View button. Notepad or Write will be used
to display the file.
During the export process, TransAct creates an export log file. Typically this file is stored in the same
location as the export file. When Log to Application Directory is checked, the export log file will always
be placed in the TransAct application directory.
A warning appears when an invalid filename is selected. To select another file, Click OK .
To view the definition file, click the View button. The file will be opened using Notepad or Write .
Once the Export and Definition Files have been selected, click the Export button. TransAct uses the
definition file to format data in the export file.
An error message appears when errors are encountered. Errors can be encountered when an improper
Transaction Table field is used or mis-typed, or when one of the comma delimiters is missing.
To clear the error message, click OK . To help determine what might be wrong, click the
View Log button. Correct the problem with the export definition file and try again.
When data has been exported with no errors, a summary message similar to the following appears. To
continue, click
OK .
Figure 56. Export Complete Message
Sample Export Definition File
Example Number 1
This example will send the following to the export file.
Ticket Number-Ticket Sequence,
1453-2,