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(...) Look at (URL) The LDraw numbers are included there, and there are links to Technica and Lutz Uhlman's parts list. Steve (27 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
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(...) Are there many programs that support multi-character delimiters in their import function? I'm fairly certain Excel and MS-Access do not. The point of making a standard format is to make the data more accessible to everyone. Not just coders. I (...) (27 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
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John Cromer wrote in message ... (...) I'd start at (URL) and try printing the Word version of the parts catalog. M$IE garbled the images and then crashed badly on me when I tried viewing the HTML version from the zip file. Forced a reboot (I made (...) (27 years ago, 23-Sep-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
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(...) This (...) Let's do it. 3 spaces between fields: count DATfilename Color Optional description Now, not being a CAD nut, where would I find the DATfilenames? And what do we put for parts without DATfilenames? as evah, John C. (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
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(...) I solve that problem by using *3 or more spaces* as the delimiter. If you want to delimit the next field, you must always use at least 3 spaces in a row. This allows things like color names to include spaces and allows for a little human error (...) (27 years ago, 22-Sep-99, to lugnet.db.inv)
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