That's cool, Chris! I didn't realize you could do that. Shows how many times *I've* had to query at excel table. :o)
Cheers, Chris Peterson, Chris wrote: > Actually, you can specify the excel file you want right in the query, > like this: > > > SELECT > [INVOICE AMOUNT] as InvAmount, > [INVOICE NUMBER] as InvNumber, > [ORDER NUMBER] as OrderNum, > [PAID AMOUNT] as PaidAmount, > [BALANCE DUE] as BalDue, > [COMMENTS] as Comment > FROM > `data$` > IN > 'd:\webroot\reports.net\baldue\temp\#cffile.serverFile#' > 'EXCEL 5.0;' > WHERE > [ORDER NUMBER] > 0 > > 'data$' is the workbook name inside your spreadsheet, and the rest > should be obvious =) > > So, just setup your DSN as a generic Excel ODBC datasource (I named mine > Excel, aint I creative?) and query away! > > Chris Peterson > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Jordan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 3:40 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Best way to read in Excel/CSV files > > I'd connect to it as a data source, I think. It's just less for the > client to do. Of course, the file will have to be named the same thing > each time, else you'd have to create a new DSN each time for each > differently named file. > > Check out their type 4 JDBC Excel driver <http://hxtt.com/excel.html> > available on www.HXTT.com <http://hxtt.com>. I'm currently using their > Type 4 DBF driver for visual FoxPro, and it works like a champ. The > developers, are very ready to help any of their users via email. I've > never used their text drivers, but I imagine they're not too hard to get > > the hang of. > > Hope this helps. > > Cheers, > Chris > > Andy Matthews wrote: > >> I have a client who wants me to build a quick admin tool for him. It >> > would > >> allow him to upload 2 files from different dates and list the >> > differences. > >> It's bascially two Excel files with 4 columns each and about 9000 >> > lines > >> apiece. >> >> So my question is, would it be better to connect to the Excel file as >> > a > >> datasource or have him convert to a CSV text file and upload that way? >> > He'll > >> be using this tool each day to compare the current day's file to the >> previous day's file. >> >> <!----------------//------ >> andy matthews >> web developer >> certified advanced coldfusion programmer >> ICGLink, Inc. >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> 615.370.1530 x737 >> --------------//---------> >> >> >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:264373 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
