Sami, Thanks for the suggestion. I am in the processing of revising the VIEW by storing needed values in the database so I won't need to futz with the QUOTE char. I am very wary of mixing quote characters in the data base. Had real bad experience a long time ago when RBase changed from the a default double quote to the SQL standard of single quote.
Jim Bentley --- Sami Aaron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > James - > > I like your ideas on enhancements to the UNLOAD command and I > hope you'll > submit an enhancement request on the RDCC site. > > Regarding your creation of the view using the double-quotes, > you can do it > in R:BASE using a command file: > > First, create your view normally then UNLOAD STR FOR viewname > to a text > file. > > Modify the text file to replace your single-quotes with > double-quotes and > add: > > DROP VIEW viewname > SET QUOTES=NULL > SET QUOTES=" > CREATE VIEW viewname ... WHERE column = "value" > SET QUOTES=NULL > SET QUOTES=' > > RUN this text file to create your view. > > Then the view definition will be stored properly in the > database. The only > caveat is if you do a complete UNLOAD of the database you need > to be sure to > run this external text file each time so the view is recreated > properly. > You do NOT need to do this after normal RELOAD - just a full > UNLOAD. > > I keep a special file with all views that have special things > like this and > just routinely re-run it when needed. > > Sami > > ____________________________ > Sami Aaron > Software Management Specialists > 913-915-1971 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of James > Bentley > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 5:25 PM > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: How do I make NULL truly NULL? > > Rachel, > Works properly for me in latest version 7.6 windows and 7.6 > DOS. > > What I would like to see is an enhancement to the unload > command > to UNLOAD DATA FOR table/view as ASCII|CSV DELIMIT=char > QUOTE=char NULL=ON|OFF > > the enhance would allow override the default DELIMITER and/or > QUOTE character or using NULL character just for this > statement > without having to issue SET COMMANDS. This would apply to the > output data NOT to any of the equivalent values used in tables > or views. I would be really nice if you could also define by > using (CHAR(##)) ON right side of Equal Sign; i.e. > DELIMIT=(CHAR(44)) > > I recently had to do a workaround when I modified a view for > data being exported Microsoft WORD. Word requires that you > use > " to enclose text that contains the DELIMIT comma that I use. > Prior to this I would SET NULL ' ' and SET QUOTES=". When I > modified the view I put in text surrounded by SINGLE QUOTES. > Needless to say VIEW now failed because the text was not > surrounded by DOUBLE QUOTE character. I had to use the SINGLE > QUOTE and make the correction in a text editor external to > RBase. > > Jim Bentley > > > --- Rachael Malberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > I seconded that. when issuing the following... > > > > set null '' > > GATEWAY EXPORT CSV test.CSV + > > SELECT * FROM ContactAddress OPTION COL_NAMES ON + > > |QUALIFIER '|SEPARATOR ,|REC_SEP CRLF + > > |SHOW_PROGRESS ON |ACTION OPENVIEW > > > > > > then open the file in note pad, all my null fields = ' ' > > not ,, > > > > Dennis? or Steve? what is missing? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Matthew Burke > > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 3:04 PM > > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: How do I make NULL truly NULL? > > > > > > Now I'm wondering if perhaps I need to export in another > > way. I did >set null ' 'ß(there's a space between the > single > > quotes) > > > > > > > > And after doing that, using my previous example. > > > > > > > > > > a > > b > > c > > > > 1 > > text > > -0- > > text > > > > > > > > > > .is now exporting to a csv as. > > > > > > > > "text"," "ß(four spaces between the quotes),"text" > > > > > > > > Matthew Burke > > > > Pioneer Bank - IT Department > > > > Computer Systems Technician > > > > 505-627-4415 > > > > > > > > This email contains PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL > information > > intended only for the use of the addressee(s) named above. > If > > you are not the intended recipient of this email, or the > > employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the > > intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any > > dissemination or copying of this email is strictly > prohibited. > > If you have received this email in error, please notify us > by > > replying to this email and delete this email from your > > records. Thank you for your cooperation. > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf > > Of Dennis McGrath > > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 12:10 PM > > To: RBASE-L Mailing List > > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: How do I make NULL truly NULL? > > > > > > > > Matt, > > > > > > > > Have you tried exporting as ASCII when NULL = ' ' (a > space) > > > > Try it and look at the generated file. > > > > There will be no spaces between the commas for a NULL > value. > > > > This is exactly what you need. > > > > > > > > Here are my rules for the use of the NULL setting: > > > > ALWAYS have NULL='-0-' EXCEPT: > === message truncated === Jim Bentley American Celiac Society [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: 1-504-737-3293 ____________________________________________________________________________________ No Cost - Get a month of Blockbuster Total Access now. Sweet deal for Yahoo! users and friends. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text1.com
