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Ferrite Platform
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Version
1.2
Ferrite is a tool for automating text processing,
manipulation, conversion and extraction tasks, with a
wide range of applications including: website updates,
log analysis, automated text cleanup, data import and
export, conversion of tabular data to XML, etc. Uses
technology based on combining processing filters to
achieve the desired text manipulation. Mix and match
filters for accomplishing the desired text
manipulation. Includes many easy-to-use filters
including adding and removing margins, headers,
indentation, columns, numbering, regular expression
search and replace, etc. Scriptable interface using
Javascript so power users can customize the filters.
Handles Unicode files easily. Can read Microsoft Excel-
compatible CSV(comma-delimited) files. Can also parse
text for field data using a regular expression
separator, or extracting field data from files with
fixed-width columns. Export field data to applications
such as Microsoft Excel(CSV). Includes a File Finder
filter which can traverse directories of any depth and
execute Javascript to select files including
conditions based on size, name, date modified, etc. In-
place saver filter can write changes back to original
file with backup. Select files for processing based on
presence or absence of a search pattern. Line
terminator conversion between different platforms:
Unix, Windows/DOS. Use built-in filters to output data
as XML, or write Javascript code to export XML for
complete flexibility. Includes facility to create XML
sitemap for Google. Save processing rules as workflows
and re-execute with a single click. Large files can be
processed easily since technology based on streaming
records through processing filters is used, thus
eliminating the need to load the complete files into
memory.
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