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Importing Project Data


SubmitWolf can build projects from data files created by external sources such as online submission forms.The data format required is described below.



Importing a data file
To import a form submission data file, start the Project Manager by selecting Project Manager from the View menu. Then select Import from the Project Manager File menu.




Importing Projects from the Clipboard
Form submissions in the above described format that are received via email,for example, can be imported directly from the windows clipboard. Copy the project data from your email client, and start the Project Manager by selecting Project Manager from the View menu. Then select Import Clipboard from the Project Manager File menu.

SubmitWolf will prompt you for the name of a new project to create. Enter a new name and click OK. The new project will be created and all available fields populated using the data from the clipboard.


Data file format
The output of the form must be decoded into a tagged file format with one field per line. This is the default format of many available FormMail CGI's. eg:
FIELD_NAME1=VALUE
FIELD_NAME2=VALUE
The following field name tags are recognized by SubmitWolf:

FIRST= First Name
SURNAME= Surname
TITLE= Title
COMPANY= Company name
STREET= Street Address
CITY= City
STATE= State
POSTCODE= State Code (eg: DC)
COUNTRY= Country
TEL= Telephone
FAX= Fax
MOBILE= Mobile
TOLLFREE= Toll Free Number
EMAIL= Email Address
URLTITLE= Title of Web Page
DOMAIN= Additional Domain of regional engines to submit to
LANGUAGE= Main language used on the page
DESCRIPTION= Ad Description
URL= Associated Url
USERNAME= Username
PASSWORD= Passwords
KEYWORDS= Keywords (eg: keyword1,keyword2)
CATEGORY2= Category Code
FIRST2= Replaces FIRST if encountered
SURNAME2= Replaces SURNAME if encountered
COMPANY2= Replaces COMPANY if encountered
STREET2= Replaces STREET if encountered
CITY2= Replaces CITY if encountered
STATE2= Replaces STATE if encountered
POSTCODE2= Replaces POSTCODE if encountered
COUNTRY2= Replaces COUNTRY if encountered
TEL2= Replaces TEL if encountered
FAX2= Replaces FAX if encountered
MOBILE2= Replaces MOBILE if encountered
TOLLFREE2= Replaces TOLLFREE if encountered
EMAIL2= Replaces EMAIL if encountered
Notes:

Each field name corresponds directly to an input field of SubmitWolf. The data must be on a single line with the exception of the DESCRIPTION field which can span several lines. eg:

DESCRIPTON=Line 1
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
The CATEGORY field must have a numerical value representing a code of one of the SubmitWolf categories. These values can be found in the 'types.dat' file.