Another Revolution Success Story

[Troy Rollins]

On Jun 28, 2004, at 5:40 PM, Kurt Kaufman wrote:

> A physician in our area had a need for an application which could 
> easily import patient data from a text file (multiple rows of 
> comma-delineated data).  It was a simple task, using Revolution, to 
> open the file and read the data to a field.  Subsequently a "model" 
> card was cloned and the appropriate data sent to various fields on 
> each card. Over a thousand records were created this way in a few 
> minutes.The only stumbling block involved my forgetting that a 
> standalone cannot modify itself.  No matter though; I merely created 
> an invisible "starter app" that immediately opened a data stack in the 
> data folder.
> The application works "as advertised".
> The doctor was impressed that it was possible to do this in a few 
> hours!

String handling apps DO seem to be Rev's forte.

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Troy
RPSystems, Ltd.
http://www.rpsystems.net