hi mark,
i have attached a sample of the db file (.txt) at the bottom of the mail. it has 20 
fields for each record, but when tested for the
number of fields with the Rs.Fields.Count, it returns 2.
(here is the code)
--cut--
Set Conn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
Set Rs = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")

' debug test
'Response.write "Driver={Microsoft Text Driver (*.txt; *.csv)};" & "DBQ=" & 
Server.MapPath("..") & "\data\publication\unzipped\;" &
"Extensions=asc,csv,tab,txt,mer"

conn.Open "DRIVER={Microsoft Text Driver (*.txt; *.csv)};" & _
                  "DBQ=" & Server.MapPath("..") & "\data\publication\unzipped\;", "", 
""

rs.open "SELECT * FROM adpfBiblio.txt", conn
response.write rs.fields.count

rs.close
conn.close

set rs=nothing
set conn=nothing
--cut--

i think the problem is that i'm assuming that the text driver properties defaults to : 
'"' for text delimiters, ';' for field
delimiters and lfcr for end of row

can i specifi this in my conn string or does it have to be done using the scheme.ini

Thanks
Tim


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Titre;Edition;Collection;Description;R�f�rence;Prix;Nombre_de_pages;Date_parution;Th�me;Rubrique;Type;Nombre_de_volumes;Coffret;Impo
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"Itin�raire du patrimoine";"�d. du Patrimoine";"coll. � Itin�raire du patrimoine 
�";"ill. noir et coul.";"";"39
F";"";"2000";"Architecture";"ARCHITECTURE";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1008";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient
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"Voyage au Cambodge. L�architecture khmer";"Maisonneuve et Larose";"";"ill. 
noir";"ISBN : 2-7068-1374-1";"190 F";"462
p.";"2000";"Architecture";"ARCHITECTURE";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1009";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient
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"L�Invention du b�ton arm�. Hennebique 1890-1914";"Norma";"";"";"ISBN : 
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p.";"2000";"Architecture";"ARCHITECTURE";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1010";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient
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"Le Grand Louvre. De la Pyramide � l�Orangerie";"Le Moniteur ";"";"ill. noir et 
coul.";"ISBN : 2-281-19110-9";"245 F";"216
p";"2000";"Architecture";"ARCHITECTURE";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1011";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient
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"Le B�ton � Paris";"Pavillon de l�Arsenal, Picard";"";"ill. noir et coul.";"ISBN : 
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"L�Effondrement de la Tr�s Grande Biblioth�que de France. Ses causes, ses 
cons�quenses";"�d. de l�Encyclop�die des
nuisances";"";"";"ISBN : 2-910386-10-4";"75 F";"130
p.";"2000";"Architecture";"ARCHITECTURE";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1013";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient
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"Regards sur l�immeuble priv�. Architecture d�un habitat
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"Les Grandes Dates de l�architecture en Europe de 1850 � nos jours";"PUF";"coll. � Que 
sais-je ? �, no 3439";"";"ISBN :
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p.";"2000";"Architecture";"ARCHITECTURE";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1015";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient
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para�tre N�2"
"Architecture et Modestie";"Th��t�te �ditions";"";"ill. noir";"ISBN : 
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p.";"2000";"Architecture";"ARCHITECTURE";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1016";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient
 de para�tre N�2"
"La Mouvance. Du jardin au territoire, cinquante mots pour le paysage";"La 
Villette";"";"ill. noir";"ISBN : 2-903539-49-9";"60
F";"95 p.";"2000";"Architecture";"JARDINS ET 
PAYSAGES";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1017";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient de para�tre N�2"
"France, terre de paysages";"F. Hazan";"";"ill. coul.";"ISBN : 2-85025-675-7";"275 
F";"57 p.";"2000";"Architecture";"JARDINS ET
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"Paris, avenir de la France";"L�Aube
";"";"ill. noir";"ISBN : 2-87678-480-7";"120 F";"198
p.";"2000";"Architecture";"URBANISME";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1019";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient
 de para�tre N�2"
"Le Dessus des cartes : un atlas parisien";"Pavillon de l�Arsenal, Picard";"";"ill. 
noir et coul.";"ISBN : 2-7084-0570-5";"330
F";"288 
p.";"2000";"Architecture";"URBANISME";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1020";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient
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"Paris, biographie d�une capitale";"Hazan
";"";" ill. noir";"ISBN : 2-85025-671-4";"150 F";"268
p.";"2000";"Architecture";"URBANISME";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1021";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient
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"Changer la ville. Pour une nouvelle urbanit�";"Odile Jacob";"";"";"ISBN : 
2-7381-0706-0";"125 F";"219
p.";"2000";"Architecture";"URBANISME";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1022";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient
 de para�tre N�2"
"Mon catalogue";"FRAC Limousin";"";"";"ISBN : 2-908257-24-6";"15O F";"non
pagin�";"2000";"Art";"";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1023";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient de 
para�tre N�2"
"Mon grand-p�re";"Allia";"";"";"ISBN : 2-844885-009-X";"4O F";"64
p.";"2000";"Art";"";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1024";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient de para�tre 
N�2"
"Lettres � Bettine";"Actes Sud";"";"";"ISBN : 2-7427-2391-9";"189 F";"624
p.";"2000";"Art";"";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1025";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient de para�tre 
N�2"
"Mais comment taire mes commentaires ?";"ENSBA";"coll. � �crits d�artistes �";"";"ISBN 
: 2-840 56-068-2";"1OO F";"27O
p.";"2000";"Art";"";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1026";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient de para�tre 
N�2"
"Cinquante Esp�ces d�espace";"Centre Pompidou / Mus�es de Marseille /
RMN";"";"";"";"";"";"2000";"Art";"";"";"";"";"";"";"1027";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient 
de para�tre N�2"
"Le Bo�tier de m�lancolie. La photographie en cent photographies";"Hazan";"";"";"ISBN 
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p.";"2000";"Art";"";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1028";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient de para�tre 
N�2"
"Comix 2000";"L�Association";"";"noir";"ISBN : 2-84414-022-X";"365 F";"2000 
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"Sol�dango. Cand�labres, 1";"Delcourt";"";"coul.";"ISBN : 2-84055-256-6";"58 F";"48 
p.";"2000";"Bande
dessin�e";"";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1030";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient de para�tre N�2"
"Gen�se. Universal war one, 1";"Soleil";"";"coul.";"ISBN : 2-87764-807-9";"79 F";"46 
p.";"2000";"Bande
dessin�e";"";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1031";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient de para�tre N�2"
"Le R�ducteur de vitesse";"Dupuis";"coll. � Aire libre �";"coul.";"ISBN : 
2-8001-2801-1";"79 F";"80 p.";"2000";"Bande
dessin�e";"";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1032";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient de para�tre N�2"
"Blotch. Le roi de Paris";"Audie / Fluide Glacial";"";"noir";"ISBN : 
2-85815-263-2";"54 F";"50 p.";"2000";"Bande
dessin�e";"";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1033";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient de para�tre N�2"
"Le Mariage de monsieur Lakonik";"Mus�e de la Bande dessin�e";"coll. � Biblioth�que du 
9e Art �";"bichromie";"ISBN :
2-907848-23-2";"95 F";"48 p.";"2000";"Bande 
dessin�e";"";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1034";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient de para�tre N�2"
"Maestro";"Mus�e de la Bande dessin�e";"coll. � Biblioth�que du 9e Art �";"noir";"ISBN 
: 2-907848-19-4";"95 F";"120
p.";"2000";"Bande dessin�e";"";"livre";"";"";"";"";"1035";"";"";"";"";"c�line";"vient 
de para�tre N�2"
--data--

-----Message d'origine-----
De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Envoy� : mardi 10 septembre 2002 12:01
� : ActiveServerPages
Objet : RE: DB text driver


Hello
when i change the extension from .mer to .csv, i don't get any errors, except it is 
not doing what it should :(
So what does it do? Code, error messages etc?

do i need special rights on the server to use the schema.ini?
just write access, which you obviously have

do you know of a good reference page?

First one on this link is good:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=schema.ini


Cheers

Mark


-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Fletcher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: dinsdag 10 september 2002 11:56
To: ActiveServerPages
Subject: RE: DB text driver


when i change the extension from .mer to .csv, i don't get any errors, except it is 
not doing what it should :(

do i need special rights on the server to use the schema.ini? do you know of a good 
reference page?

Thanks for your help
Cheers

Tim

-----Message d'origine-----
De : [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Envoy� : mardi 10 septembre 2002 11:40
� : ActiveServerPages
Objet : RE: DB text driver


Have you got a schema.ini file set up to describe this .mer file?

Mark

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Fletcher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: dinsdag 10 september 2002 11:33
To: ActiveServerPages
Subject: DB text driver


hi,
i'm trying to read data from a text file using the ODBC text driver. the Connection 
string i'm using is
--cut--
Conn.Open "Driver={Microsoft Text Driver (*.txt; *.csv)};" & _
    "DBQ=" & Server.MapPath("..") & "\data\publication\unzipped\;" & _
    "Extensions=asc,csv,tab,txt,mer"
--cut--

and the SQLString is
--cut--
Rs.Open "SELECT * FROM adpfBiblio.mer", Conn, 1, 3
--cut--

the problem is i get the following message
--cut--
Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80040e21'

ODBC driver does not support the requested properties.

/publication/import.asp, line 83
--cut--
line 83 being the "rs.open" statment

this code worked fine on my local server, so could it be that the text driver isn't 
supported on the server? i have tried removing
the ",1,3" from the open statment, but i then get the following message
--cut--
[Microsoft][ODBC Text Driver] Cannot update. Database or object is read-only.
--cut--

why is it trying to "update" when i'm just executing a "SELECT" statment?

i hope this is clear enough :)
TIA
Cheers

Tim


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