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The technology behind the Pervasive DataTools has been in development and in the hands of thousands of users for over 25 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 product offerings include a collection of data loaders, extractors, parsers, builders, inspectors, a data joiner, and a data viewer. Here's a quick summary of the product line...

Data Parsers for Legacy Data

The Pervasive Data Parsers are the tools to use to parse flat data files where there is only partial or no internal metadata. With the Data Parsers you can manually define the data records and data fields or apply an external dictionary file - such as a COBOL copybook, ASCII record structure, Btrieve DDF, etc. - that auto-parses the data file. Support for EBCDIC to ASCII conversion is built in. Read more...

Data Parser for Unstructured Text

The Data Parser for Unstructured Text enables 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 Parser for Unstructured Text, 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 Loaders to further transform and map the data into your application. Read more...

Data Loaders

The Pervasive Data Loaders are the data tools to use to read and export data from virtually any source database, application, or data file format, and map and insert data directly into a specific target database, application, or file format. Read more...

Data Extractors

The Pervasive Data Extractors are the data tools to use to read or export data from a specific source database, application, or data file format, and load or insert data directly into virtually any target database, application, or data file format. Read more...

Data Builders

The Pervasive Data Builders are the data tools to use to read or export data from virtually any source database, application, or data file format, and build perfectly-structured data files to import into a specific target application -- including online/hosted data stores. Read more...

Data Joiner

The Pervasive Data Joiner is the tool you need to join data from heterogeneous data sources such as database tables, spreadsheets, and data files - and without the need to know/learn SQL scripting and without writing code! Read more...

Data Inspectors

The Data Inspectors are the data tools to use when you need to run an analysis on user-selected data fields and data records in a data source. Each Data Inspector connects to a specific application, database, or data file format, runs an analysis, and returns a tabular (row and column) and a graphical (pie chart) analysis of the Distinct Values for each data field on which you choose to run the data analysis. Read more...

Data Viewer

The Data Viewer is possibly the handiest of all the Pervasive DataTools products. How many times have you received a data file for which you do not own the native application? So you can't see what's in the file. Frustrating, right? The Data Viewer can solve this problem because it can connect to and read the data from dozens of file, database, and application formats, and display the data in simple-to-read tabular (row and column) format. And, of course, the price is...well, it's priceless! Read more...

OK, here's the really innovative part...

Pervasive DataTools product licenses are FREE! That's right...no need to purchase expensive perpetual software licenses. You can order one, or any combination of, the DataTools products at NO COST and use the tool(s) for short-term or one-time projects at prices you can actually afford. What a concept!

Pervasive recognizes and acknowledges that everyone who works with data needs data tools, but everyone cannot afford to purchase enterprise-level software at enterprise-level prices. So, we're making the DataTools products available through this innovative business model. We hope it fits your needs!

Oh, and speaking of needs...you might need some assistance getting started with the DataTools products. So check out the Demos, Online Help, Knowledge Base, and User Forums. They're all available 24/7, and they're also free!

That's it! Check back periodically. You'll find announcements about new product releases, an occasional rant, and some technical tips you may find as useful as the Pervasive DataTools! Enjoy!

How to move txt files over to Microsoft Word or works database

On April 18th, 2008 mjpoll115 said:

I have a disk that has names, addresses and DOB on it that I need to transfer over to a database file such as Works or Word. One the cd, the data is separate by " " and commas, How to I do this? I am stumped.
Thanks. I can get the info over onto a notepad and can copy that into a Word text file, but not over into a data base file. I want all the info on the cd into a database file from which I can print labels, or send form letter, etc. Thank.