read-expenses1
Export palm expense application data in a text format.
Usage
read-expenses [{-p | --port
<port>}]
[{-q | --quiet}]
[--version]
[{-? | --help}]
[--usage]
[{-w | --write}]
Section
pilot-link: Conduits
Overview
read-expenses is used to output the Expense data in a simple text format, which can be used to import into any other application you wish, such as Excel or other application.
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 following:
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
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-w, --write -
Write out the expense data
Conduit Options
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-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.
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-q, --quiet -
Suppress 'Hit HotSync button' message
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-v, --version -
Display version of read-expenses and exit without connecting.
Help Options
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-h, --help -
Display the help synopsis for read-expenses and exit without connecting.
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--usage -
Display a brief usage message and exit without connecting.
Releases
5 releases since Debian 2.1 (Slink); the text changed 3 times.
--help since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--port since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--quiet since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--usage since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--version since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--write since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-h since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-p since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-q since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-v since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-w since Debian 4.0 (Etch).