Pervasive DataTools Weblog

Welcome to the Pervasive DataTools Community!

jterrell — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:45:34 -0500

The technology behind the Pervasive DataTools has been in development and in the hands of thousands of users for over 20 years. Now, thanks to more robust delivery systems like the Internet and innovative ideas in the business realm, Pervasive Software brings a new concept to the way we deliver world-class data tools to you.

The Pervasive DataTools initial product offerings include a collection of data loaders, extractors, and viewers. Here's a quick summary of the product line...

The Data Loaders are categorized as either UpLoaders or DownLoaders. UpLoaders can read data from over 100 source file, database, and application formats, and then write that data to a specific target file, database, or application format. DownLoaders work inversely; i.e., they read data from a specific source format, and then write that data to any one of over 100 target formats. So, if you receive data from your clients or partners in a variety of formats and need to clean, transform, and map the data to your application, one of the UpLoaders is the tool you need. If you need to disburse your application's data to a variety of formats, one of the DownLoaders would simplify that task for you.

The Data Extractors enable you to extract useful data out of an almost unlimited variety of text and report file formats. An incredible amount of data is "stuck" in report files and cannot be read by most applications. With the Data Extractors, that data is accessible. Through the use of a graphical user interface you simply highlight some text and click to build the rules. Export the extracted data to a structured CSV file format that can be imported into your application. Or use one of the UpLoaders to further transform and map the data into your application.

New Pervasive DataTools Products Coming Soon!

jterrell — Thu, 3 May 2007 11:27:59 -0500

During the month of May, the Pervasive DataTools team will be releasing several new DataTools products.

Here is a list of some of the products to watch for:

Data UpLoader to IBM DB2
Data UpLoader to MS SQL Server
Data UpLoader to Sybase
Data UpLoader to xBASE (dBASE, FoxPro, etc.)
Data UpLoader to CSV & Unicode Text
Data DownLoader from IBM DB2
Data DownLoader from MS SQL Server
Data DownLoader from Sybase
Data DownLoader from xBASE (dBASE, FoxPro, etc.)
Data DownLoader from CSV & Unicode Text
Data Parser for Binary
Data Parser for Btrieve
Data Parser for C-ISAM
Data Parser for C-TREE
Data Parser for MicroFocus COBOL
Data Parser for Fixed & Unicode Fixed Text
Data Builder for GMail Contacts

Check back soon!

Import Data into GMail Contacts

jterrell — Tue, 4 Dec 2007 10:47:31 -0600

When you need to import contacts into your Google GMail account, the Pervasive Data Builder for Google GMail Contacts is the tool you need.

You can migrate contact data from dozens of applications, databases, or data files via native adapters, or export your contacts out of virtually any other address book to a CSV or Excel file format. Then use the Data Builder for Google GMail Contacts to map and manipulate that data into a CSV file with the exact structure required by the GMail contact import utility. The result is a clean GMail Contact list.

The Data Builder for Google GMail is ALWAYS FREE, so register on the Pervasive DataTools web site today and download the Data Builder for Google GMail Contacts today!

- The Pervasive DataTools Team

DataTools for eBay Store

jterrell — Thu, 6 Dec 2007 09:58:20 -0600

Do you need to import data into eBay Store?

Pervasive DataTools offers a Data Builder that enables you to convert data from dozens of applications, databases, and file formats via native adapters using the Data Builder for eBay Store. Map and transform virtually any source data into a CSV file with the exact structure required by the eBay Store import utility. The resulting CSV file contains clean data records to import into eBay Store.

The Data Builder for eBay Store is available FREE for a limited time. Simply register on the Pervasive DataTools web site, download the Data Builder for eBay Store and start converting your data today!

- The Pervasive DataTools Team

DataTools for Amazon.com Store

jterrell — Fri, 7 Dec 2007 12:40:20 -0600

Do you need to import data into Amazon.com Store?

Pervasive DataTools offers a Data Builder that enables you to convert data from dozens of applications, databases, and file formats via native adapters using the Data Builder for Amazon Store. Map and transform virtually any source data into a CSV file with the exact structure required by the Amazon Store import utility. The resulting CSV file contains clean data records to import into Amazon Store.

The Data Builder for Amazon Store is available FREE for a limited time. Simply register on the Pervasive DataTools web site, download the Data Builder for Amazon Store and start converting your data today!

- The Pervasive DataTools Team

DataTools to Parse Legacy COBOL Data

jterrell — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 11:09:46 -0600

Convert data from virtually any fixed-length legacy COBOL data file to any application, database, or other file format with the Pervasive Data Parser for Binary data.

The Data Parser for Binary supports dozens of data types including 16-bit binary, 24-bit binary, 32-bit binary, 64-bit binary, IEEE floating point, VAX floating point, Cray floating point, column binary, Comp, Comp-1, Comp-2, Comp-3, Comp-5, Comp-X, Display, Display Justified, Display Sign Leading, Display Sign Trailing, Packed Decimal, Pascal 48-bit real, Pascal string, Text, Zoned Decimal, Zoned-Leading Sign, and Zoned-Trailing Sign, and many others. So whether you have a COBOL copybook or you need to manually define the records and fields of virtually any COBOL data file, the Pervasive Data Parser for Binary can handle the job. The Data Parser from Binary supports reading data from un-structured COBOL files and provides a graphical interface in which you can manually define the data records and data fields or apply an external dictionary file.

Export the unpacked data to a CSV Text file that can be imported into virtually any application or database. Or use one of the Pervasive DataTools UpLoaders to further map, manipulate, clean, and convert the CSV data to any one of dozens of formats to which the DataTools offer direct connection or connectivity via ODBC.

The Data Parser for Binary is available FREE for a limited time. Simply register on the Pervasive DataTools web site, download the Data Parser for Binary and start converting your data today!

- The Pervasive DataTools Team

DataTools to Load Data into IBM DB2

jterrell — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 14:45:32 -0600

The Pervasive Data UpLoader to IBM DB2 reads data from dozens of applications, databases, and file formats and writes the data to one or more tables in an IBM DB2 database.

Download a 90-day license for the Data UpLoader to IBM DB2 FREE for a limited time. Simply register on the Pervasive DataTools web site and start loading your IBM DB2 database today!

- The Pervasive DataTools Team

DataTools to Parse Fixed Text Data

jterrell — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:23:26 -0600

Parse virtually any fixed text data file and export the parsed data to a CSV text file with the Data Parser for Fixed Text from Pervasive DataTools.

The Data Parser for Fixed Text supports reading data from fixed-length flat files and provides a graphical interface in which you can manually define the data records and data fields or apply an external dictionary file. COBOL copybooks, C structure, and other external dictionary files are supported.

The exported CSV Text file can be imported into virtually any application or database. Or use one of the Pervasive DataTools UpLoaders to further map, manipulate, clean, and convert the CSV data to any one of dozens of formats to which the DataTools offer direct connection or connectivity via ODBC.

The Data Parser for Fixed Text is available FREE for a limited time. Simply register on the Pervasive DataTools web site, download the Data Parser for Fixed Text and start converting your fixed text data today!

- The Pervasive DataTools Team

Announcing the Release of Pervasive Data Builders

jterrell — Thu, 17 May 2007 21:08:32 -0500

The Pervasive DataTools Team is excited to announce the release of a new line of DataTools - Pervasive Data Builders!

The Pervasive DataTools Data Builders are the tools to use for building perfectly-structured files for importing into a specific target application. They support reading data from dozens of Sources - including databases, text files, spreadsheets, flat files, application exports, etc.

Check out the new Data Builders for...

Epicor Vantage
NetSuite
QuickBooks IIF
SugarCRM

Watch for additional DataTools releases this month!

DataTools Solutions for Data Conversion Projects

jterrell — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:20:04 -0600

Pervasive DataTools provide solutions for your data conversion and data migration projects between virtually any application, database, file format, and/or web store.

Click on the links below to learn more about data solutions for your projects.

Application Solutions

Database Solutions

Data File Solutions

Web Store Solutions

DataTools for Goldmine to SugarCRM Migration

jterrell — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:44:11 -0600

Pervasive DataTools offers solutions for migrating data from Goldmine to SugarCRM.

Goldmine to SugarCRM data migrations can be problematic because Goldmine implemented a proprietary method of linking child records in the .DBT files to the parent records in the .DBF files in versions of Goldmine that used a dBASE format for record management. The most common problem is retaining the relationship between the memo fields (child records that contain activities/events and history records) stored in .DBT files and Contact records that are stored in .DBF files.

The DataTools solution...

If you have the Goldmine application, you can create reports that contain both the parent (Contact) and child (Activities/Events/History) records. Then, print the report to a file on your workstation - rather than to a printer - and download the Data Extractor for Unstructured Text to extract the records, with relationships intact, as needed. Export the data records to a CSV file from the Data Extractor.

Then use the Data Builder for SugarCRM to map & transform the "raw" CSV data into the exact CSV structure that is ready to import into SugarCRM using the SugarCRM import utility.

- The Pervasive DataTools Team

DataTools for ACT to SugarCRM Migration

jterrell — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:36:34 -0600

Pervasive DataTools offers solutions for migrating data from ACT to SugarCRM.

ACT to SugarCRM data migrations can be problematic due to the necessity of linking child records to the parent records. The most common problem is retaining the relationship between the memo fields (child records that contain activities/events and history records) and Contact records.

The DataTools solution...

If you have the ACT application, you can create reports that contain both the parent (Contact) and child (Activities/Events/History) records. Then, print the report to a file on your workstation - rather than to a printer - and download the Data Extractor for Unstructured Text to extract the records, with relationships intact, as needed. Export the data records to a CSV file from the Data Extractor.

Then use the Data Builder for SugarCRM to map & transform the "raw" CSV data into the exact CSV structure that is ready to import into SugarCRM using the SugarCRM import utility.

- The Pervasive DataTools Team