> However I'd like to import data from the CSV file, directly to the 'text' 
> field, rather than just to one an attribute fields. Is it possible to do 
> this?

Not yet, but I can implement it. Do you always have a column "text" in your
CSV data or would you like to be able to select which column goes into the
"text" field? Can you apend some sample CSV data so that I can have a look at it?

Is there any way to configure elog so that attribute fields can be edited 
on more than line like the 'text' field? 

(This would be useful so that attributes could contain larger portions of 
text including line breaks)

thanks

Paul

> > However I'd like to import data from the CSV file, directly to the 'text' 
> > field, rather than just to one an attribute fields. Is it possible to do 
> > this?
> 
> Not yet, but I can implement it. Do you always have a column "text" in your
> CSV data or would you like to be able to select which column goes into the
> "text" field? Can you apend some sample CSV data so that I can have a look at it?

I've been trying an alternative approach which is basically to :

1. Import the data (not including the text field) into elog from a CSV file
2. Stop the elog server
3. Use a perl script to add each text entry to the appropriate record within the 
logbook file. 
(I.e. between the =============================== of the appropriate entry
and the next  '

> Is there any way to configure elog so that attribute fields can be edited 
> on more than line like the 'text' field? 
> 
> (This would be useful so that attributes could contain larger portions of 
> text including line breaks)

No, but this request is already on the wishlist
(http://midas.psi.ch/elog/wishlist.html) since some time. I added your vote.

I implemented the feature to import the main entry text body from a CSV column labeled
"text". Please see the newest release
(http://midas.psi.ch/cgi-bin/cvsweb/elog/src/elogd.c?rev=1.319) and let me know if this
works for you.

I had to add code to break apart long text bodies after 78 characters in order not to
get too long lines. Please note that the maximum body size in the CSV import is limited
to 500 characters.

I'm trying capture any edit/modified entry with the following, Using the
real date format instead of text string so that I could do a quick filter on it.

Type modified = date
Subst on Edit modified = $date

Problem: It seem that the Subst on Edit always default to 1 Jan 1970 instead
of current date on edit screen. 

Could it be $date is a string and not compatible with tape date? or is there
a variable or function to convert $date to date format?
 
Thanks,
nait

> I'm trying capture any edit/modified entry with the following, Using the
> real date format instead of text string so that I could do a quick filter on it.
> 
> Type modified = date
> Subst on Edit modified = $date
> 
> Problem: It seem that the Subst on Edit always default to 1 Jan 1970 instead
> of current date on edit screen. 

I fixed that problem, new version under
http://midas.psi.ch/cgi-bin/cvsweb/elog/src/elogd.c?rev=1.328

> I fixed that problem, new version under
> http://midas.psi.ch/cgi-bin/cvsweb/elog/src/elogd.c?rev=1.328

Any binary build anywhere that I can pick? Thanks. 

nait.