q2cda and Quantum
To use q2cda, you must run the initial Quantum job using the version of Quantum which does not delete the temporary files. Normally this is called quantumx, but if it is standard policy at your installation not to delete temporary files this program might have been renamed to quantum.
The conversion from Quantum to comma-delimited ASCII format uses the programs:
qout –p
Creates an intermediate tables file containing the texts and numbers for each table. As this program runs, it displays information about when it was created followed by the number of tables printed and suppressed.
q2cda
Reads the intermediate file and prints it in the format defined by the user.
UNIX
On UNIX, type:
qout –p | q2cda [options] > asc_filename
or
qout -p | q2cda -oasc_filename
Parameters
asc_filename
The name of the comma-delimited file you want to create.
options
A list of parameters which you can use when you want your output in a format other than the default shown above. See
Options with q2cda and qvq2cda.
| (pipe symbol) causes output from qout to be passed directly to q2cda without an intermediate file being written to the disk.
Windows
You must run the two programs separately, so type:
qout –p intermed_file
q2cda [options] intermed_file asc_filename
Parameters
intermed_file
The file in which the intermediate tables are saved.
asc_filename
The name of the comma-delimited ASCII file you want to create.
options
One or more parameters defining the format required. See
Options with q2cda and qvq2cda.
See also