read-expenses - Export Palm Expense application data in a
text format.
SECTION
pilot-link: Userland Conduits
SYNOPSIS
read-expenses [-p|--port <port>] [--version] [-q|--quiet]
[-?|--help] [--usage] [-w|--write]
DESCRIPTION
read-expenses is used to output the Expense data in a sim-
ple text format, which can be used to import into any
other application you wish, such as Excel or other appli-
cation.
If you have expense entries saved on your Palm in the
ExpenseDB.pdb file, you can export them to a simple text
format, and redirect that to a file/pipe, or STDOUT (the
default) using read-expenses.
The output data will resemble something like the follow-
ing:
Category: Unfiled
Type: 5
Payment: 7
Currency: 23
Amount: 400.00
Vendor: Super Salads
City: Westerly
Attendees: Joe, Mary, Bob
Note: Some simple note text
Date: Fri May 9 00:00:00 2004
OPTIONS
READ-EXPENSES OPTION
-w, --write
Write out the expense data
CONDUIT OPTIONS
-p, --port <port>
Use device file <port> to communicate with the Palm
handheld. If this is not specified, read-expenses
will look for the $PILOTPORT environment variable.
If neither are found or supplied, read-expenses
will print the usage information.
-q, --quiet
Suppress 'Hit HotSync button' message
Display version of read-expenses and exit without
connecting.
HELP OPTIONS
-h, --help
Display the help synopsis for read-expenses and
exit without connecting.
--usage
Display a brief usage message and exit without con-
necting.
AUTHOR
read-expenses was originally written by Kenneth
Albanowski.
This manual page was written by Neil Williams linux@code-
help.co.uk
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs at: http://bugs.pilot-link.org
SEE ALSO
pilot-link(7)
COPYRIGHT
This program is free software; you can redistribute it
and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any
later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be
useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
License along with this program; if not, write to the Free
Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
SEE ALSO
install-expenses (1), pilot-link(7).
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