It might be a good idea.........

[UniquenMornique]

It's just a different format. If you could look at the page you are seeing in front of your face right now in source code, all you would see is letters , numbers and symbols. It's how the information hwy transfers data.

Hi there Canuckbid
Thank you for looking at my problem
So what do I do so I can read it please.

[canuckbid]

Open your files in a format that you can view. It then tranfers the data back into viewable format. (pictures etc.) Sorry but thats all you get for a free lesson today. I've spent years learning the little I know. You'll have to do some reading on your own.

[bykimbo]

Hi there Canuckbid
Thank you for looking at my problem
So what do I do so I can read it please.

Why do you want to be able to read it? As long as ebid can read it, that's all it's for, isn't it?

If I look at my first record it looks like this to me:

"bykimbo"	"1086"	"3:4"	"8|7|3|1|2|10|9|6|5|4|11|14|13|12|15|16|17|18"	"AMORE eBid Shop Store Banner"	"http://pic1.ebid.net/upload/1/7/7/1234903256-17989-0.jpg"	"new"	"1"	"immediate"	"10"	"0.00"	"0.25"	"0.00"	"gallery"	"0"	"1.00"	"0"	"02=0.00"	"03=0.00,au,ca,de,dk,es,fr,ie,in,it,nl,no,nz,pt,se,sg,us,za"	"11|2|17|10|5"	"10"	"Banner AMORE"	"<p style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000"">A personalised banner for your eBid store. Comes complete with colour code suggestions so you can have your store and headings coordinating if you wish. Font face as shown, sized to suit the name of your store. Generally you can assume, the shorter the name, the bigger the font! </font></p>  <p style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000"">Your chosen banner is: AMORE<br />  </font></p>  <p style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000"">This is available in two variaions, depending on whether or not you have an &quot;o&quot; in your shop name!</font></p>  <p style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000""><img alt=""banner"" src=""http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss65/bykimbo/templates/amore/amore_banner2.jpg"" /></font></p>  <p style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000""><img height=""90"" width=""310"" mce_src=""http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss65/bykimbo/templates/limewood_banner.jpg"" src=""http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss65/bykimbo/templates/amore/amore_banner.jpg"" alt=""Shop Banner"" title=""Shop Banner"" /></font></p>  <p style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000"">Your chosen colours will show as below:<br />  </font></p>  <p style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000""><img height=""50"" width=""280"" mce_src=""http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss65/bykimbo/templates/limewood_palette.jpg"" src=""http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss65/bykimbo/templates/amore/amore_palette.jpg"" alt=""Colour codes"" title=""Colour codes"" /></font></p>  <p style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000""><br />  </font></p>  <p style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000"">Your template elements can be provided on CD (there is a small delivery charge, see below) or by email, as you prefer.</font></p>  <p style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000""><img height=""30"" width=""610"" mce_src=""http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss65/bykimbo/templates/limewood_decor.jpg"" src=""http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss65/bykimbo/templates/limewood_decor.jpg"" alt=""Decor break"" title=""Decor break"" /></font></p>  <p style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000"">As your item includes personalised elements (your shop banner), the sooner you can let me know the details you require, the sooner I can get started. Your template pack will be sent promptly on completion. If you request the CD delivery option this will be added to your invoice and the CD copy will be dispatched to your eBid account address.</font></p>  <p style=""padding-left: 30px; text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000"">&pound;0.95 to UK second class<br />  &pound;1.95 to Europe airmail<br />  &pound;2.95 to rest of world airmail</font></p>  <p style=""padding-left: 30px; text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000""><img height=""30"" width=""610"" mce_src=""http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss65/bykimbo/templates/limewood_decor.jpg"" src=""http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss65/bykimbo/templates/limewood_decor.jpg"" alt=""Decor break"" title=""Decor break"" /></font></p>  <p style=""padding-left: 30px; text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#003366"">I can accept payment for your banner using Google Checkout, PayPal (please ask for an invoice), British cheques in pounds Sterling, Sterling postal orders or money orders, and by bank transfer (BACS). If in doubt, just ask!</font></p>  <p mce_style=""text-align: center;"" style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008080"">If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to get in touch - just use the &quot;ask seller a question&quot; button. </font></p>  <p mce_style=""text-align: center;"" style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008080""><a href=""#qanda"" mce_href=""#qanda""><img hspace=""6"" height=""36"" border=""0"" width=""142"" mce_src=""http://uk.six.ebid.net/images/but_askquestion.gif"" src=""http://uk.six.ebid.net/images/but_askquestion.gif"" alt="""" /></a> 		<img height=""1"" width=""3"" mce_src=""http://uk.six.ebid.net/images/space.gif"" src=""http://uk.six.ebid.net/images/space.gif"" alt="""" /></font></p>"	##end##

But when that's loaded into ebid, it looks like this: http://uk.four.ebid.net/perl/auction...624&mo=auction

Which is fine by me.

[raindropsies]

to back up your listings, just in case.

For those that don't know how,
go to My eBid - Auctions I'm Running & click on Export Listings
go to My eBid - Auctions I ran & click on Export Listings
while you're there click on Export Sales Data as well.

Make sure you know where you've saved the files.

Export sales data

I just opened that and got a load of gobbledygoop with just info for one sale

[canuckbid]

What Kimbo and I have told you, people get paid big bucks elsewhere to know. I do not think it's right that we give all our hours and knowledge away for nothing. Anyone who can read can put in their own time and learn it as well.

[UniquenMornique]

Why do you want to be able to read it? As long as ebid can read it, that's all it's for, isn't it?

If I look at my first record it looks like this to me:

"bykimbo"    "1086"    "3:4"    "8|7|3|1|2|10|9|6|5|4|11|14|13|12|15|16|17|18"    "AMORE eBid Shop Store Banner"    "http://pic1.ebid.net/upload/1/7/7/1234903256-17989-0.jpg"    "new"    "1"    "immediate"    "10"    "0.00"    "0.25"    "0.00"    "gallery"    "0"    "1.00"    "0"    "02=0.00"    "03=0.00,au,ca,de,dk,es,fr,ie,in,it,nl,no,nz,pt,se,sg,us,za"    "11|2|17|10|5"    "10"    "Banner AMORE"    "<p style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000"">A personalised banner for your eBid store. Comes complete with colour code suggestions so you can have your store and headings coordinating if you wish. Font face as shown, sized to suit the name of your store. Generally you can assume, the shorter the name, the bigger the font! </font></p>  <p style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000"">Your chosen banner is: AMORE<br />  </font></p>  <p style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000"">This is available in two variaions, depending on whether or not you have an &quot;o&quot; in your shop name!</font></p>  <p style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000""><img alt=""banner"" src=""http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss65/bykimbo/templates/amore/amore_banner2.jpg"" /></font></p>  <p style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000""><img height=""90"" width=""310"" mce_src=""http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss65/bykimbo/templates/limewood_banner.jpg"" src=""http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss65/bykimbo/templates/amore/amore_banner.jpg"" alt=""Shop Banner"" title=""Shop Banner"" /></font></p>  <p style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000"">Your chosen colours will show as below:<br />  </font></p>  <p style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000""><img height=""50"" width=""280"" mce_src=""http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss65/bykimbo/templates/limewood_palette.jpg"" src=""http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss65/bykimbo/templates/amore/amore_palette.jpg"" alt=""Colour codes"" title=""Colour codes"" /></font></p>  <p style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000""><br />  </font></p>  <p style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000"">Your template elements can be provided on CD (there is a small delivery charge, see below) or by email, as you prefer.</font></p>  <p style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000""><img height=""30"" width=""610"" mce_src=""http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss65/bykimbo/templates/limewood_decor.jpg"" src=""http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss65/bykimbo/templates/limewood_decor.jpg"" alt=""Decor break"" title=""Decor break"" /></font></p>  <p style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000"">As your item includes personalised elements (your shop banner), the sooner you can let me know the details you require, the sooner I can get started. Your template pack will be sent promptly on completion. If you request the CD delivery option this will be added to your invoice and the CD copy will be dispatched to your eBid account address.</font></p>  <p style=""padding-left: 30px; text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000"">&pound;0.95 to UK second class<br />  &pound;1.95 to Europe airmail<br />  &pound;2.95 to rest of world airmail</font></p>  <p style=""padding-left: 30px; text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008000""><img height=""30"" width=""610"" mce_src=""http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss65/bykimbo/templates/limewood_decor.jpg"" src=""http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss65/bykimbo/templates/limewood_decor.jpg"" alt=""Decor break"" title=""Decor break"" /></font></p>  <p style=""padding-left: 30px; text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#003366"">I can accept payment for your banner using Google Checkout, PayPal (please ask for an invoice), British cheques in pounds Sterling, Sterling postal orders or money orders, and by bank transfer (BACS). If in doubt, just ask!</font></p>  <p mce_style=""text-align: center;"" style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008080"">If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to get in touch - just use the &quot;ask seller a question&quot; button. </font></p>  <p mce_style=""text-align: center;"" style=""text-align: center;""><font face=""trebuchet ms,geneva"" color=""#008080""><a href=""#qanda"" mce_href=""#qanda""><img hspace=""6"" height=""36"" border=""0"" width=""142"" mce_src=""http://uk.six.ebid.net/images/but_askquestion.gif"" src=""http://uk.six.ebid.net/images/but_askquestion.gif"" alt="""" /></a>         <img height=""1"" width=""3"" mce_src=""http://uk.six.ebid.net/images/space.gif"" src=""http://uk.six.ebid.net/images/space.gif"" alt="""" /></font></p>"    ##end##

But when that's loaded into ebid, it looks like this: http://uk.four.ebid.net/perl/auction...624&mo=auction

Which is fine by me.

Sorry Kim you know me I see what you mean now so I will save it as it is then thank you for your time & explanation.

[bykimbo]

Sorry Kim you know me I see what you mean now so I will save it as it is then thank you for your time & explanation.

Welcome

[UniquenMornique]

What Kimbo and I have told you, people get paid big bucks elsewhere to know. I do not think it's right that we give all our hours and knowledge away for nothing. Anyone who can read can put in their own time and learn it as well.

Thank you for your time & free explanation it is appreciated you know.
Sorry if I have inconvienienced you in any way.
Some one would have told me eventually & I do appreciate it when they do.

[canuckbid]

Your welcome also. I just tried to make it easy to understand.
I'm sure you can "read inbetween the lines"

[moonwitch]

What Kimbo and I have told you, people get paid big bucks elsewhere to know. I do not think it's right that we give all our hours and knowledge away for nothing. Anyone who can read can put in their own time and learn it as well.

It has been a tradition here for some time for forum members to help each other out.

Of course...if you choose not to join in with the sharing that is entirely up to you...but I will always help out forum members for free when they ask