Copy Copybooks

This option is used to copy Copybooks (RecordLayouts):

  1. From one Database to an other (if you have more than on Database defined).

  2. To a file in the RecordEditor CSV format. This file can be loaded back into the record Editor via the LayoutEditor "Load Copybook Choose Format" option.

  3. To a file using a Velocity Template ( See Installing Velocity). There is one supplied template to print a RecordLayout as HTML

In the example below, All layout starting with ams shp Upload will copied to files in the directory C:\Program Files\RecordEdit\MSaccess\CopyBook\csv\

The Screen consists of 2 Panels:

Source

On the left is the Source Panel where you specify Copybooks to be copied. You select the Source DB and specify the copybook(s); you can use % as a wild card.

Destination

In the right hand panel you specify the destination. The fields are

Database

Destination Database or File or Velocity.

Note: Velocity needs to be downloaded seperately. See Installing Velocity for details.

Output Format

For Output File format. It is only available when Database=File.

Output Directory

The output directory when Database= File or Velocity .

Extension

The File Extension for writing Velocity based output.

Velocity Template

The Velocity Template to format the Copybook with.