We can convert your data to and from a wide range of data formats. Sometimes it is necessary to be able to convert data contained in a database into a new format suitable for use in another program. Your database may not support the format required or it maybe that you can only extract the data from an existing report or listing.

Data can be converted from electronic lists or databases into a format acceptable for importing into your database, word processor, spreadsheet or other application. Prospective client lists can be purchased and imported into your existing database for Mailing and/or Telemarketing. Existing data files can be converted to a format suitable for mailing or importation into a Word Processor, Database program or Other application.

Following is a list of the common formats we can convert. There are many other formats that can be converted if your format is not shown below please enquire.

This is the most common data interchange format used. Most programs or applications will have the ability to export the data in 'Comma Delimited' format.

In this format the data is held in a text file, each record occurs on a new line (Each line is terminated by a Carriage Return, Line Feed character). Each Line or Record may contain one or more fields separated by a comma (although this can be tab or any other character not occurring in the data file). Each field can contain a Comma (Record Separator) by simple enclosing the field with double quote marks.

This format is quite compact as the trailing spaces are trimmed from the data, this results in smaller data files which are easier to transport. EG. "Mr","T","Drake-Brockman","9390-7457","Unit 1,93 Westfield Road" Note the imbedded comma in the last (Address) field.

This is a common format used by mainframe computers for data interchange. In this format the data is held in a text file. Like the comma delimited files each record occupies one line, but the data is placed in columns which are padded to the maximum size of the data field.

This format tends to create large data inter-change files due to the padding on each field.

EG. MR             Drake-Brockman               9390-7457           Unit 1, 93 Westfield Road