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[[File:ExportRaw-option-addon-50.png|thumb|right|450px|The {{man label|[ ]Raw Export}} option checkbox on the {{man label|Choose the output format}} page]]
 
[[File:ExportRaw-option-addon-50.png|thumb|right|450px|The {{man label|[ ]Raw Export}} option checkbox on the {{man label|Choose the output format}} page]]
  
The {{man label|Raw Export}}er will dump your SQLite3(default) or BSDDB database; into a raw Python representation format for low-level manipulation.
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The {{man label|Raw Export}}er will dump your SQLite3(default) or BSDDB database; into a raw Python object representation format for low-level manipulation.
  
 
This has been used for byte-wise comparisons to make sure that different import/export functions process the data correctly.
 
This has been used for byte-wise comparisons to make sure that different import/export functions process the data correctly.
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The output file <code>[filenamename].raw</code> can be opened and viewed in a text editor.
 
The output file <code>[filenamename].raw</code> can be opened and viewed in a text editor.

Revision as of 00:23, 11 May 2020

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The [ ]Raw Export option checkbox on the Choose the output format page

The Raw Exporter will dump your SQLite3(default) or BSDDB database; into a raw Python object representation format for low-level manipulation.

This has been used for byte-wise comparisons to make sure that different import/export functions process the data correctly.


The output file [filenamename].raw can be opened and viewed in a text editor.

Usage

Start an export via the menu Family Trees > Export... and on the Export Assistant dialog select the Next button to get to the Choose the output format page where you can select the [ ]Raw Export option checkbox.