sure. why not? I've got my back up against a deadline, but it's always nice to see what other folks are doing. Never know when I might have to do something similar. :o)
Cheers, Chris Peterson, Chris wrote: > Christopher, > > I started something to do exactly what you are talking about, only I was > creating it to be variable. So, and end user would upload 2 excel > files, and on the next screen they would choose which columns they > wanted to compare. Then they would choose what type of comparison (only > matching, non matching, etc). Then it would spit out to the screen, or > excel, or pdf, etc. I cannot promise this will work perfect, but I have > some mid-project code if you wanted to peek? > > Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Jordan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 4:02 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: Best way to read in Excel/CSV files > > 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:264381 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
