           read-expenses  - Export Palm Expense application data in a
           text format.

## SECTION

           pilot-link: Userland Conduits

## SYNOPSIS

           read-expenses [-p|--port <port>] [--version]  [-q|--quiet]
           [-?|--help] [--usage] [-w|--write]

## DESCRIPTION

           read-expenses is used to output the Expense data in a sim-
           ple text format, which can be  used  to  import  into  any
           other  application you wish, such as Excel or other appli-
           cation.

           If you have expense entries saved  on  your  Palm  in  the
           ExpenseDB.pdb  file,  you can export them to a simple text
           format, and redirect that to a file/pipe, or  STDOUT  (the
           default) using read-expenses.

           The  output  data will resemble something like the follow-
           ing:

                    Category: Unfiled
                    Type:   5
                    Payment:   7
                    Currency:  23
                    Amount: 400.00
                    Vendor: Super Salads
                    City: Westerly
                    Attendees: Joe, Mary, Bob
                    Note: Some simple note text
                    Date: Fri May 9 00:00:00 2004

## OPTIONS

       READ-EXPENSES OPTION
           -w, --write
                  Write out the expense data

       CONDUIT OPTIONS
           -p, --port <port>
                  Use device file <port> to communicate with the Palm
                  handheld.  If  this is not specified, read-expenses
                  will look for the $PILOTPORT environment  variable.
                  If  neither  are  found  or supplied, read-expenses
                  will print the usage information.

           -q, --quiet
                  Suppress 'Hit HotSync button' message
                  Display version of read-expenses and  exit  without
                  connecting.

       HELP OPTIONS
           -h, --help
                  Display  the  help  synopsis  for read-expenses and
                  exit without connecting.

           --usage
                  Display a brief usage message and exit without con-
                  necting.

## AUTHOR

           read-expenses    was   originally   written   by   Kenneth
           Albanowski.

           This manual page was written by Neil Williams  linux@code-
           help.co.uk

## REPORTING BUGS

           Report bugs at: http://bugs.pilot-link.org

## SEE ALSO

           pilot-link(7)

## COPYRIGHT

           This  program  is  free  software; you can redistribute it
           and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
           License  as  published  by  the  Free Software Foundation;
           either version 2 of the License, or (at your  option)  any
           later version.

           This  program  is  distributed in the hope that it will be
           useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
           warranty  of  MERCHANTABILITY  or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
           PURPOSE. See the  GNU  General  Public  License  for  more
           details.

           You  should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
           License along with this program; if not, write to the Free
           Software  Foundation,  Inc.,  59  Temple Place, Suite 330,
           Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA

## SEE ALSO

           install-expenses (1), pilot-link(7).