Random Lengths now offers its reports in spreadsheet and database formats,
using Internet E-mail for delivery to your E-mail address. Release times are
the same as for the Online Fax services. Subscribers must subscribe to the
mailed, weekly Random Lengths report. The spreadsheet and database formats allow
a subscriber to easily manipulate the price guide information at their site,
and are bundled with a separate ASCII text file containing the Market Commentaries.
Spreadsheet samples below are in Microsoft Excel Version 5.0 format.
Download (or Save As) for importing into your spreadsheet program. If your browser
is formatted to launch Excel automatically, you can click directly on the icon
to automatically download and then view the file.
The Random Lengths Price Label Key, available in Microsoft Excel format (RL_Tags.xls) or Adobe PDF format (RL_Tags.pdf)( also known as the tag sheets), are available to download
(or Save As) and view. When you create references from the Random Lengths spreadsheets
to your own, custom spreadsheets, use labels instead of cell locations. That
way, your spreadsheet links will still work properly if there were revisions
to the Random Lengths Spreadsheet. Database users can also use this key, along
with the database description file, as an easy reference for tag locations,
since they appear in the same position as on the printed report. For more information,
see the Tips and Tricks and FAQ.
Random Lengths Price Label Key (Lumber, Panel, Midweek, and RL International)
Spreadsheet format (Microsoft Excel 5.0) RL_Tags.xls
Adobe PDF format (Adobe Reader) RL_Tags.pdf
Database samples below are in DBase III format. Download (or Save As)
for importing into your database program.
The Lumber Database Description File
(Lbr_desc.dbf) and Panel Database Description
File ( Pnl_desc.dbf) in DBase III format are also available to download
(or Save As) and view. These cross-reference tables contain complete text and
key-word descriptions for all price guide labels. The Midweek prices are included
in the Lumber and Panel Database Description Files. For more information, see
the Tips and Tricks and FAQ.
(one year) - $260 for a single user; $300 for 2-25 users; and $350 for
26 or more users.
E-mail Schedule
Lumber Market Report
Released by 6:00 pm Pacific Time every Thursday, to be available at the beginning of the work day on Friday. Delivery usually occurs within one hour of the listed release time.
Panel Report
Released by 11:30 am Pacific Time every Friday, to be available by 12:00 noon Pacific Time on Friday. Delivery usually occurs within one half-hour of the listed release time.
Midweek Market Report
Released by 6:00 pm Pacific Time every Tuesday, to be available at the beginning of the work day on Wednesday. Delivery usually occurs within one hour of the listed release time.
NOTE: Delays in delivery of Internet e-mail messages can
occur that are out of our control. We cannot guarantee delivery precisely at
the release times for the reports.
Jeff Redd
Associate Editor
News and reporting assignments, contact information, and more on the new RL Staff page
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Internet E-Mail Spreadsheet and Database
