Ok, got the sample working, reading on customizing on the excellent jpdemi site..thanks Carol...
but have not been able to find much on inporting say 500 records from a spreadsheet or simple data base into dbman...with the exception of the pipe...
What is the normal way to get data into dbman without rekeying
Any help appreciated

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