RE: [U2] Importing data from OS file

2004-07-22 Thread Buffington, Wyatt
So what is the suggestion? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Firl Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 12:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [U2] Importing data from OS file An easy way (if you are on a Linux/Unix box), would

RE: [U2] Importing data from OS file

2004-07-22 Thread Tom Firl
PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 9:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [U2] Importing data from OS file So what is the suggestion? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Firl Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 12:59 PM

RE: [U2] Importing data from OS file

2004-07-22 Thread Ross Ferris
] On Behalf Of Tom Firl Sent: Saturday, 17 July 2004 2:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [U2] Importing data from OS file Off the top of my head: /DATA directory on CDROM holding each record in a single file (delimit record elements with CR or LF as appropriate for your O/S) ED VOC IMPFILE

RE: [U2] Importing data from OS file

2004-07-22 Thread Ross Ferris
Sent: Friday, 16 July 2004 10:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [U2] Importing data from OS file I have the flexibility of choosing the format the files contained on the CD-ROM. Any suggestions? UniVerse or Jbase format. Seriously, instead of say, comma/cr delimited files get them

RE: [U2] Importing data from OS file

2004-07-22 Thread Stuart Boydell
Because if the file is originally a multi-line flat file then when you read the item, as you say CRs will get converted to @AM. This gives you a multi-attribute record in memory. Each line of which I am assuming needs to be parsed and turned into a record. If the delimiter is an @VM then each

RE: [U2] Importing data from OS file

2004-07-20 Thread Buffington, Wyatt
How does one go about to create this DEVICE file? This is something that would help me greatly. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Firl Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 12:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [U2] Importing data from OS

Re: [U2] Importing data from OS file

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RE: [U2] Importing data from OS file

2004-07-16 Thread Stuart Boydell
I have the flexibility of choosing the format the files contained on the CD-ROM. Any suggestions? UniVerse or Jbase format. Seriously, instead of say, comma/cr delimited files get them to save with char(253)/cr instead. A simple readseq raise() gets you your data. (Of course if they'll do

RE: [U2] Importing data from OS file

2004-07-16 Thread Tom Firl
Off the top of my head: /DATA directory on CDROM holding each record in a single file (delimit record elements with CR or LF as appropriate for your O/S) ED VOC IMPFILE F Data Import /dev/cdrom/DATA Thanks, Craig and those of you who responded off-list. I'm not very conversant

RE: [U2] Importing data from OS file

2004-07-15 Thread Allen E. Elwood \(CA\)
If it's a one time deal, then just pop the cd into the cd reader on your universe box and us OS commands to copy the files to a directory accessible by universe. Then write a small program to read these files and do with them what you will. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]