Export Lottery

Overview

This function lets you export data from Lotto Sorcerer into a tab delimited text file. This is useful for backing up data, importing the data into an SQL database, as well as sharing data with another user of Lotto Sorcerer. The file you export can be easily imported back into the program.

How to Invoke

Use the menu item Utilities > Export Lottery.

Basic Procedure

Window Controls

Select Lottery pull down

Choose the lottery you want to export.

Date Format pull down

Choose the exact date format you want to use.

Character Between Date Elements pull down

Choose the character that separates the year, month and day parts in the date field.

Character Between Numbers pull down

Choose the character that separates the different number fields.

End-of-Line Terminator pull down

Different operating systems use different characters to mark the end of line. Choose the appropriate one.

Preview Box

This box shows a preview of how a typical export line will look. Note that invisible characters will be marked by brackets. For example, the tab character will be shown by Ò[tab]Ó.

Export button

Clicking this will open a standard file selector. Choose a filename and location; the file will then be exported.

Cancel button

Use this to close the current window and return to the Main window.

Note

This function works only on Lotto Sorcerer; it is not available on Lotto Sorcerer LE (Limited Edition).