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Chuck Pelto <[log in to unmask]>
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Addendum to Previous About Passenger....

I've communicated with the maker of this app. He says he's going to have a new version out sometime this year....likely Summer. And he's looking to include AE-awareness.

Regards,

Chuck


On May 1, 2010, at 2:49 AM, Chuck Pelto wrote:

> On crucial problem with Passenger....
> 
> ....it's not Apple-Event aware. 
> 
> If I can't applescript it, I can't use it.
> 
> It's as simple as that.
> 
> On Apr 27, 2010, at 9:04 AM, Chuck Pelto wrote:
> 
>> Hi Bev,
>> 
>> I've been playing around with Passenger.
>> 
>> It looks like it will fill-the-proverbial-bill. And then some.....
>> 
>> It will import and parse the XML export from Workgroup Manager. And it will export the resulting data to any form I care to make of it. Some stuff will have to be parsed in the script for a relational management of multiple e-mail addresses and such. But that's not a show stopper..
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Chuck
>> P.S. Kudos to Steve for pointing this app out. Also like the Fallacy Tutorial I found there as well....
>> 
>> On Apr 27, 2010, at 8:27 AM, Beverly Voth wrote:
>> 
>>> Chuck, if it can export as tab-delimited or comma-separated, maybe. Again,
>>> you must have the XML formatted as FMP can import it. Please read all about
>>> import/export formats that FMP can use, in the online help.
>>> 
>>> Beverly
>>> 
>>> On 4/27/10 10:06 AM, "Chuck Pelto" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in whole or in
>>> part:
>>> 
>>>> THAT looks useful....
>>>> 
>>>> I take it that it can export data from Passenger into a form that can be
>>>> imported into an FMP database system. And visa-versa.
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Chuck
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Apr 27, 2010, at 6:58 AM, Steve Moore wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> And if you add a friendly user interface and more features you can sell it!
>>>>> Check out this utility called Passenger:
>>>>> http://macinmind.com/?pid=2&progid=1&subpid=1
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> Steve Moore
>>>>> Cumberland, Maine
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Apr 27, 2010, at 7:42 AM, Tim Mansour wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 27 April 2010 21:14, Chuck Pelto <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>>>> I export the data from Workgroup Manager and attempt to pull the data into
>>>>>>> an FMP database using the Import->XML Data Source, but I get an invalid
>>>>>>> document structure error. Going to have to talk with the Apple Enterprise
>>>>>>> people to see just what's going on from their perspective and how to
>>>>>>> overcome this malfunction.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> It's not actually a malfunction, Chuck. As Beverly mentioned you'll
>>>>>> need an XSL file to convert the Workgroup Manager XML into a form that
>>>>>> FileMaker can load. You'll either need to write that XSL
>>>>>> transformation yourself or find someone who has/can do it for you.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>> Tim Mansour <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Certified FileMaker 10 Developer
>>>>>> Neologica Print & Promotions ABN 63 904 335 408
>>>>> 
>>> 
>> 
> 

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