This is another example of columnar data. This is the format of the data that is loaded into the patent table of the default database distributed with Texis.
user PUBLIC
database /tmp/testdb
table patent
col
keepfirst
trimspace
datefmt yy-mm-dd
# Name Type Tag
field pdate date 1-8
field pcountry char(12) 10-21
field pnumber long 23-29
field pabstract varchar(500) 31-
Here is an example record. There is a small collection of patent data in this
format that comes with Texis in the /usr/local/morph3/api/mmex2.dat
.
82-11-30 US 4361718 The n-type region of a silicon solar
cell is metallized with a nickel-antimony alloy to provide an
external contact.