The Database Download page allows you to export any of the internal tables on Interchange to the backup directory of your catalog. By default, it exports each table to a tab-delimited file named for the table. It also can export Gnumeric simple-text output and, if you have the Perl Spreadsheet::WriteExcel module installed, it can write XLS spreadsheet files.

NOTE: XLS output is only available when you have the Spreadsheet::WriteExcel module installed. Spreadsheet::WriteExcel is available at CPAN.

To use, take the following steps:

  1. Check the boxes corresponding to the tables you want to export.
  2. Select whether you want Gnumeric output and/or XLS output.
  3. Click Perform Export button.
NOTE: If you have very large database tables, the export function may take a long time. It is not recommended for more than 25,000 products.

Once the tables are exported to a Gnumeric or XLS format, they will be available for download on the same page. Individual tables are downloadable via the File Transfer menu.

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