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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