form2CSV is a webform parsing tool. It can scan any group of files in any directory for a group of fieldnames, and output the contents of those fields to a CSV-formatted file. This is useful for converting the emails that are sent from forms on websites, using scripts such as formmail, to a standard, compact format which can be read by a number of spreadsheet and database applications, such as Microsoft Excel.

form2CSV runs in batchmode only.

form2CSV logs all its activity to file.

form2CSV does not download the messages from your POP server. It expects the emails containing the form data to be saved as individual text files with identical filename extensions - for example, 1.txt, 2.txt, 3.txt. Your email software should be able to do this. If not, I suggest Pegasus Mail. form2CSV can actually read Pegasus' mailbox directly, as Pegasus saves its new messages as text files all named as *.CNM.

Any messages form2CSV finds that match an email address you specify are scanned for the fields you specify; any found field values are saved into a CSV-formatted text file you specify, and then the messages are deleted from the new mail folder by form2CSV.

Screenshots:

raw data A sample input file. configuration The contents of FORM2CSV.INI

in action This shot shows form2CSV's progress bar.

output A sample output file.