Have you tried using a text editor such as UltraEdit that speaks both Hex and ASCII? open the file in hex, save it as ascii, and maybe things will sort out.
Rich Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi All, > >I am trying to import the data contained on a "log" file into Rbase. The >problem is that the log file contains both hex and ascii characters. In >addition, the record length is 2048 bytes. I am looking for a way to read >the file and break it into lines that are 2048 bytes so that I can load it >into Rbase using the "as formatted" method. There is no need to convert the >hex values since the information that I need from the file is already in >ascii . Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. > >Thanks ! > >Rich Young >Advance Business Systems >10755 York Road >Cockeysville, Maryland 21030 >(410) 252-4800 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
