Re: AppleWorks ADB Files

[dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <mahl0001.798864966@gold.tc.umn.edu>,
Gary E Mahle <mahl0001@gold.tc.umn.edu> wrote:
> 
>   1) Can someone direct me to a file to extract just the data into a
>      txt file?

If AppleWorks says the file is damaged, it is likely that any other
program that tries to follow the file structure will also fail.

One option that may be useful as a last resort:

Use the Word Processor to add the database to the desktop as a text
file.  You will at least have access to the text of the fields, but
the record and category formatting will be compeltely lost.

>   3) If none of the above, where can I get info on ADB file structure
>      so I can write my own routine to extract the data.

There is a technical note on the file format (which covers AppleWorks
3.0 and earlier).  See FTN.19.XXXX.  It is available from
ftp.apple.com, in one of the subdirectories off /dts/aii.
-- 
David Empson
dempson@actrix.gen.nz
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