-EATTEXT (Command)

From the Command line, extracts data as specified in an existing attribute extraction template (BLK) file or data extraction (DXE or DXEX) file.

The following prompts are displayed.

Enter the template file path for the extraction: type: Specify the path and file name for the attribute extraction template (BLK) or data extraction (DXE or DXEX) file that describes how to extract the information

Subsequent prompts depend on the information set up in the template file. If the template specifies extracting data to an external file, the following prompts are displayed:

Enter the output filetype [Csv/Txt/Xlsx/Mdb] <Csv>: Enter c for comma-separated (CSV), t for tab-separated (TXT), x for Microsoft Excel (XLSX), or m for Microsoft Access (MDB)

Enter output filepath: Specify the names of the path and file where the data will be extracted

Note: The maximum number of columns that can be exported to an XLSX and MDB file is 255.

If the template specifies a table, the following prompt is displayed:

Specify insertion point: