NovaXchange Tape Processing Utilities (TPU)

Powerful, Flexible Data Interchange Utility

NovaXchange includes powerful tape handling and data management software utilities for Windows 98se/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 platforms, with the ability to transfer and manage all types of data and all kinds of SCSI tape drives between operating systems and different architectures. NovaXchange reads and writes various formats including Fixed Length, IBM or ANSI variable length and even undefined tape record formats. NovaXchange also reads and writes IBM or ANSI Labeled or Unlabeled tapes, translates EBCDIC to ASCII and ASCII to EBCDIC. With NovaXchange, there are few, if any limits for users to manipulate and interchange their data.

• Convert data from Mainframe and Unix tapes for use on today's PCs and servers.
• Transfer data from virtually any tape to a local or network attached SCSI, IDE/EIDE, USB or FireWire tape device.
• Properly format data to tapes used for printing on Xerox high-speed production laser printers.
• Concatenate multiple data files into a single file for database imports and merges.
• Convert fixed length data files to variable length data for accurate and efficient database imports.
• Use your PC to read and convert data from older formats used by some government agencies.
• Convert PC data files to be read from tapes on Unix and mainframe systems.
• Utilize the NovaXchange command line capability to automate routine data conversion tasks.
• Consolidate several types of data files into a single, consistent format.
• Share your data with business partners by converting your files to acceptable formats.

Features

Powerful Tape Processing

• Read and write IBM or ANSI format tapes
• Read and write Labeled or Unlabeled format tapes
• Read and write fixed or variable formats
• EBCDIC <=> ASCII Translations
• Convert Variable to Fixed Records
• Handle IBM DOS and OS/MVS Header
• Copy User Definable Translation Tables
• Display Hex values on screen
• Summarize data files on tape
• Concatenate multiple files into a single file
• Menu or Command Line driven

Flexible Data Conversion

• Select and extract data based on user defined conditions
• Character Fields / Numeric Fields / String Data
• Save and re-use ASCII conversion command files
• Handle Fixed Length, Variable and Undefined tape formats
• Display Input / Output records
• Translate Byte per Byte, Pre-defined or User-defined Tables
• Boolean Functions
• Process up to 256KB block sizes
• Process large files in small segments