Working with a file in DAZzle FAQ

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I have a file with names in it. How do I get them into DAZzle?

First, you need to determine what kind of file you have.

In Windows Explorer, go to the View menu, choose Options, and turn off Hide MS-DOS Extensions. What is the 3-letter extension on the name of the file?

If it ends in CSV, you have a comma-delimited text file.
If it ends in DBF, you have what we call a generic dbase file.
If it ends in XLS, you have an Excel file. You need to run Excel and save the file in DBF format.
If it ends in DOC, you have a word processing document. You need to run a word processor, make sure the addresses are either in a single column with single blank lines between them -OR- in a delimited list, and save the file in Text Only format.
If it ends in WPD, you have a Word Perfect document. You need to run Word Perfect, make sure the addresses are either in a single column with single blank lines between them -OR- in a delimited list, and save the file in Text - Generic Word Processing format.
If it ends in TXT or ASC, you have some form of text file. Open the file in a text editor like Notepad. If all the information is in perfect columns, you have either a tab-delimited file or a fixed width file. If the information is separated by commas, you have a comma-delimited file. If the addresses are in blocks against the left margin with single blank lines between them, you have what we call a word processing file.

Once you know what type of file you have, go to the Dial-A-ZIP menu and choose Dial-A-ZIP List from File. At the bottom of the box that appears, change the Files of Type option to match your file type. Then find your file in whatever drive and directory you put it. Click Open. Unless you are using a word processing file, you will need to tell DAZzle how to read your file. Click on a field on the left side, then click on the corresponding DAZzle field on the right side. Continue until the Sample Address looks correct, then click OK.

To print the file after you get ZIP Codes, go to the File menu and choose Print List from File. The procedure here is identical to Dial-A-ZIP List from File.