Extract Script Manager Window

The Extract Script Manager is the first window the user sees after initiating a new session of Data Parser for Unstructured Text. This is where saved scripts are listed. However, when you start the Data Parser for the first time, the list will be empty.

To create a new extraction script, click the New Extract button in the toolbar or select File > New Extract. For details, see Open a Text File, Report File or URI.

After one or more scripts have been created and saved, the following information about each appears: Extract Script Name, File Name, Author, Description and Last Updated.

The columns in the Extract Script Manager can be sized larger or smaller so the user can view the entire contents of each field. To size a column, place the mouse pointer directly over the vertical line between two of the column headings. The pointer will become a bold cross with arrows pointing left and right. Press and hold down the left mouse button and drag the pointer in either direction until you have sized the column to the desired width. Then release the mouse button.

The horizontal scroll bar just below the table allows the user to scroll left and right within Extract Script Manager to view additional columns of information. You may also use the mouse pointer to highlight the script name, and then move left or right using the left or right arrow keys.

If you have more Extracts than will display on one screen, you can use the vertical scroll bar to view additional scripts.

To highlight an extraction script (for viewing, modifying, or deleting), place the mouse pointer just to the left of the extraction script number. The pointer will change to a right-pointing arrow. Click once to highlight the entire line. The extraction script name appears in the Extract box centered just below the Extract Manager table.

To open a saved extraction script and load the original report, highlight the extraction script as described above and double-click the extract name or select File > Open Extract.

To open a saved extraction script and load a different report, open the extraction script as described above. Then select Source > Options. Choose the File Properties tab. Click the down arrow next to text file, browse to select the new file and click Open. Click OK.

To delete a saved extraction script, highlight the extraction script as described above, then press Delete.