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Custom Format Dialog


CustomFormats

To open the custom data format editor, choose Custom... in the pop-up list of formats in the Source panel.

In this dialog, you can create new patterns for imported textual data. The pattern can contain:

 

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1 – The name of the current custom format is displayed here. Click on this pop-up list to choose another custom format. Or choose Edit Formats List… here to rename, add or remove custom formats.

2 – Dynamic data fields and separators. Drag and drop them to Output Line Format box.

3 – The Output Line Format box where you edit the pattern. Drag data fields into this box or type text. The type of fields available in this list depends on the current data source selected in the Source panel.

4 – The current line delimiter. To have the imported information formatted in columns, select Line Break. To place the imported text in one line, choose, for instance, comma or semicolon.

5 – This function lets you avoid identical items in the imported list. For example, you have a custom format "Album – Year". If you select and import all the tracks, each track will produce a line in the final text which contains the same information – the album name and year. To avoid duplicates, select this check box.

 

An example of creating a custom format identical to a standard one: Artist - Title (Duration).

  1. Drag and drop the Artist field from the Field Name box into the Output Line Format box.

  2. Drag the Space field into the Output Line Format box and drop it after Artist.

  3. Click in the end of edit box and type "–".

  4. Add one more Space field.

  5. Add the Title field.

  6. Add another Space to the end.

  7. Type "(" in the end.

  8. Add a Duration field.

  9. Type ")".

 


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