                  EXPORT DATABASE
                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The top-right of this window operates just like
every other 'save' window on the planet of RiscOS.
Imagine it's a pane - only I couldn't be bothered
to program a pane so I stuck it right in.

The left side of the window gives you possible
export options. The bottom allows you to select
UUcoding.


PROBASE:
  This file is compatible with the Public Domain
  program called "ProBase". It is a fixed format so
  all field depths are retained (there is an error
  on the version distributed on the AW cover disc
  - back in 1991 or 1992!).

DIF:
  This may be changed. Ignore this option.

FOXPRO:
  This file is compatible with the MicroSoft FoxPro
  database for DOS or Windows, and will allow you to
  record your database on a PC.
  As FoxPro is the leading database system for DOS
  compatible computers - you should find many other
  databases accept FOXPRO files. One such program is
  the ShareWare 'Zephyr' (though I've not yet tried
  this myself).

TURBOSNAIL:
  This option is unavailable in this release.
  [Actually, TurboSnail is a database I am working
   on. It would help a lot if I decided upon a data
   format. :-) ]

CSV:
  If all else fails... most spreadsheets, databases
  and even some WP/DTP programs will accept Comma
  Seperated Variable. Here, the data is written to
  a file with strings enclosed in "quotes" and
  fields seperated by commas. Newlines seperate
  records. This is a fairly universal format for
  base-level data transfer.

TSV:
  This is a variation on the CSV format where a TAB
  character is used to seperate the data instead of
  commas. This was probably designed to stop
  confusion with European numerics. They use a comma
  where we use a dot - and vica versa (eg: A price
  of a computer could be 1,999.99 to British and
  American, but 1.999,99 to Europeans). CastAWote
  does not use decimal places, so this option is
  provided for completeness.

ASCII TEXT:
  This option is unavailable in this release.
  The elements are formatted nicely and recorded in
  a file. It would take a specialist program to
  read in this information. It's designed mainly for
  human readers, not other databases. :-)

BUDGIESOFT OUTPUT FILE:
  This is almost exactly like the "SAVE BACKUP" file
  type, except the header is different so VoteEdit
  won't load it back in. It is designed for transfer
  and will be fully implemented in the near future
  (with options like "Recreate all", "Update
  changes" and "Update new").

OLD CastAWote FILE:
  This option is unavailable in this release.
  Old format CastAWote files where split between
  questions and results. This will record all data
  including options 7 and 8 - though no official
  CastAWote releases of the era know of these
  options. Maybe somebody tweaked version 2.05? :-)
  This is included mainly for completeness.

UUCODE OUTPUT FILE:
  This option is unavailable in this release.
  UUcoding is a method of converting data into a
  special 6-bit format whereby you can send regular
  files (including control codes) across networks.
  VoteEdit is not able to load back in UUcoded data,
  but there are many utilities to un-UUcode.
  For example, Spark/SparkFS will do it.
  If this option is selected, whatever filetype you
  have chosen, it will be automatically UUcoded
  after creation.



For further information, please refer to your
VoteEdit User Guide.

