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Parsing - Introduction
Definitions
Parsing is the process of syntax analysis of textual information.
Within the scope of this program, parsing stands for intellectual import of
any textual information into a database:
- The source of the textual information is a program that supports drag-and-drop (MS Internet Explorer, MS Word, WordPad, Outlook, Outlook Express, etc.,
practically, all programs compatible with Microsoft Windows) or a text file.
- Intellectual import means that input information is automatically split into database fields.
Accordingly, parsing is a process inverse to export of data into text (see the Custom Export section).
How Does It Work?
Let's assume that you are going to add some information about books from a popular web site www.amazon.com into your books database.
To do so, you simply need to drag-and-drop the text with the required
information about the books from the Internet Explorer window into the window of
the program we describe:
If your database already contains a template for parsing textual information, database software records will be automatically created in the database based on the text dropped:
If no template is available, the program will suggest you to create a new import template (parser):
Click Yes to open the Parser Template Designer that is described in the next section.
See Also:
Parser Template Designer
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