Processing Data
Data Processing
Putting your business or project data to work for you.
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File-Type Converters
Most
file types (for documents, images, spreadsheets, databases files, & so on) can be converted between file types using Java class methods. Some more intricate formats like Adobe's "PDF" format usually are best translated to pure text, say, with a paid-for tool. The "txt" outputs from "pdf" may still be quite surprising though, and require further file parsing
using Java or another scripting program.
Batch converters:
These are pretty useful as can take a whole folder all one type of files, and turn every file in the folder - which is the 'batch' - into another type.
File Parsing
Often your business, research or assignments will produce files where you want to pull out specific information automatically. This is called "File Parsing". Files will need parsing when they include a lot of messy columns or just characters that are not needed, or which makes running other programs impossible.
Data Integration
Perhaps the most familiar integrated data system is just a spreadsheet,
with separate sheets representing separate "data sets" out of your project. Beyond spreadsheets, there may be folders full of organised sets of 'data files' which special code - called scripts, or methods - is run over to create the desired output. Databases
are standard formats for storing integrated data, with programming languages or ready-made software used to send commands to the database to carry out some work.
Charts
A picture tells a thousand words!
As well as charting software like Excel
I can make you personalised charts using Java
if you are looking for a unique report style
or with custom options.
The stats language R
also produces classy figures.
