Hi, Joe: I did a lot of work, back in the day, moving FoxPro data from DBFs to other places: SQL Server, MySQL, etc. via ODBC and it gives you a lot of control. A quick web search seems to indicate several vendors have drivers to feed various Google services, including sheets. You might want to consider that possibility.
On Fri, Sep 17, 2021 at 11:29 PM Joe Yoder <[email protected]> wrote: > I have VFP code that combines multiple events recorded on a phone app into > a single Timeline table. The final step in the code is to copy to type > XL5. Each time the code is run to include new data, the output file is > written with the same name > > I opened the resulting file in Google sheets with the data in the first tab > called DATA. Subsequent tabs query the DATA tab to produce charts with > various combinations of events for various time frames. The charts can be > exported as PDFs for external use. > > My issue is figuring out the best way to update the data in the Sheets file > as new data is available. Here are some considerations and ideas: > > · Each time I upload the data file to Google Drive the same filename > is assigned to a different file (all with the same name.) The only way I > have found to determine which is the authority is to look at the last > modified time. This seems like an invitation to user errors. Perhaps > there is a configuration change to avoid this behavior. > > · Sheets has the capability to query data from an unopened table if > its URL is specified in the query. Wiping and reimporting the data appears > to be a workable approach but it requires finding the correct file to > import to the DATA sheet with the specified URL used to hold the data, > > · Another possibility might be to open the table from VFP in Sheets > and record the URL on the clipboard and then open the Sheets file > containing the chart specs and update the URL in the query. > > · Another might be to copy the data to the clipboard and then paste > it into a DATA tab on the Charts sheet. > > · Finally, I’m wondering if there is a way to write the data onto > the clipboard from VFP and then paste it directly into the Sheets Chart > sheet. This would eliminate the nuisance of uploads and filename > confusion. > > · A pure VFP approach would eliminate the need for data transfer, > but I chose the Google approach because I am new to charts and because I > wanted to learn about Google’s capabilities. > > Any suggestions welcome! > > Thanks in advance - Joe > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- > multipart/alternative > text/plain (text body -- kept) > text/html > --- > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives This message: https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/cacw6n4sj7d21yxokphnyb6s+0c55r9tsufz5sar078wv9jq...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
