+
+#
+# export the database to an ascii file
+#
+
+sub export
+{
+ my $fn = shift;
+
+ # save old ones
+ rename "$fn.oooo", "$fn.ooooo" if -e "$fn.oooo";
+ rename "$fn.ooo", "$fn.oooo" if -e "$fn.ooo";
+ rename "$fn.oo", "$fn.ooo" if -e "$fn.oo";
+ rename "$fn.o", "$fn.oo" if -e "$fn.o";
+ rename "$fn", "$fn.o" if -e "$fn";
+
+ my $count = 0;
+ my $fh = new IO::File ">$fn" or return "cannot open $fn ($!)";
+ if ($fh) {
+ my $ref;
+ my $key;
+ my $action;
+ my $t = scalar localtime;
+ print $fh "#!/usr/bin/perl
+#
+# The exported userfile for a DXSpider System
+#
+# Input file: $filename
+# Time: $t
+#
+
+package DXUser;
+
+%u = (
+";
+
+ for ($action = R_FIRST; !$dbm->seq($key, $ref, $action); $action = R_NEXT) {
+ print $fh "'$key' => $ref,\n";
+ ++$count;
+ }
+ print $fh ");\n#\n# there were $count records\n#\n";
+ $fh->close;
+ }
+ return $count;
+}
+