Exporting Data from FLEXMLS – Columbia , MO
FLEXMLS
In selecting data from FLEXMLS be sure to select the options below:
On the “Status” option select all the Status Options. Additionally, place the starting date of 1/1/2006 in the “Sold”, “Withdrawn”, and “Cancel” Dates. These options will make sure that data needed to create the appropriate graphs, is collected.
You should also make your normal selection choices by
selecting other options that you would normally select in doing a CMA. In this example, we’ve selected
the city of 
button located on the right side of the
screen to show the number of data results.
In this sample there are 75 Matches. You may then show the results by pressing
the 
button at the bottom of the screen.
Once you’ve selected the data, you are ready to
export the results. To export the
results, select the 
option as shown below.
Once you’ve selected the ‘Export’ option you will see the Export Dialog box shown below.
On the “2” selection make sure the
“Generic Text Export” option is selected. Then on “3”, enter the
verification text in the box and then “4”, press the 
button. You will see the “FlexMLS Text
Export” screen.
Make sure the “Save to Disk” option is selected and then press the 
button and save the file. Your file will be saved to the disk. Your file will be saved as a “textexport.csv”
file. However, we recommend that you
rename the file to represent the search criteria. To rename the file, select the “Desktop”
option shown below.
Use the dialog box to rename your file by selecting your file (textexport.csv) and then using the right mouse button and selecting the “rename” option.
You may now close out the dialog boxes.
Be sure to remember where you save your file. This is the exported file that will be used to create your graphs.
Once you have your exported file, you are ready to run the Neighborhood Buying Patterns application. When you run the application you will need to point to the exported data file, so make sure that you’ve placed the file in an easy to find place. For instructions on how to run the Neighborhood Buying Pattern application, be sure to see the Neighborhood Buying Pattern manual (installed on your desktop when you installed the application).