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import csv file into adp project

Asked by: timohorn

i need to import a csv file, but can not make a format file due to the fact that i am using a adp.

When i import the csv file, i have 2 problems,

the first time it installs perfectly with one restriction (problem 2) i hav a money value wich is with . and not with a ,

the other problem is that when i use the transfertext option i get the message that there is no f1 field.

DoCmd.TransferText acImportDelim, , "tvd", "c:\tvd.csv", False

                                  
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2009-08-12 at 05:24:35ID24646140
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SQL Query Syntax

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by: jimpenPosted on 2009-08-13 at 12:05:51ID: 25091701

>> but can not make a format file due

You are referring to an Import Specification?

You can hand build your own import routine -- several examples are below in the code snippet. It all depends how complicated you want to get.

Public Function Import_CSV_File()
 
Dim FileNum As Integer
Dim InputFile As String
Dim InputString As String
Dim Wire_Number As String
Dim Gauge As Integer
Dim Color As String
Dim Length As String
 
Dim I As Integer
 
Dim DB As Database
Dim RS As Recordset
Dim SQL As String
 
'Opening the table to write to
Set DB = CurrentDb()
Set RS = DB.OpenRecordset("Wires_Table")    '<-- Change to your tablename
 
'Opening the file to read from
FileNum = FreeFile()
InputFile = "C:\Temp\Wires.csv"        '<-- Change to your folder and path
Open InputFile For Input Access Read Shared As #FileNum
 
 
Line Input #FileNum, InputString     '<--- To throw away the header line
Do Until EOF(FileNum) = True
     Input #FileNum, Wire_Number, Gauge, Color, Length          'Read the data in
 
    With RS                                 'the input is an empty string write it
        .AddNew
        !Wire_Number = Wire_Number
        !Gauge = Gauge
        !Color = Color
        !Length = Length
        .Update
    End With
Loop
 
Close #FileNum                  'close files and tables
Set RS = Nothing
Set DB = Nothing
 
End Function
'-----------------------------------------------
Public Function ImportSpaceDelimitedText()
 
Dim FileNum As Integer
Dim InputFile As String
Dim InputString As String
Dim DB As Database
Dim RS As Recordset
Dim SQL As String
 
Dim DataVal(10) As String
Dim I As Integer
 
'Opening the table to write to
Set DB = CurrentDb()
Set RS = DB.OpenRecordset("ResultsTable")    '<-- Change to your tablename
 
'Note that I'm not doing a delete query so this just appends to what is already _
 in the table.  At some point in the processing you will need to decide what to _
 delete and when.
 
'Opening the file to read from
FileNum = FreeFile()
InputFile = "C:\Temp\SampleFile.txt"        '<-- Change to your folder and path
Open InputFile For Input Access Read Shared As #FileNum
 
Do Until EOF(FileNum) = True
    Line Input #FileNum, InputString            'Read the data in
    InputString = Trim(InputString)  '<-- Make sure there are no trailing spaces.
    I = 1
    'This will split the data into an array 10 deep based on spaces. If you have _
     more columns, you'll need to up the array amount.
    For I = 1 To 10
        DataVal(I) = Left(InputString, InStr(1, InputString, Chr(32))) 'chr(32) is a space
        InputString = Trim(Mid(InputString, InStr(1, InputString, Chr(32)) + 1, Len(InputString)))
        If Len(InputString) >= 0 Then Exit For
    Next I
    'There probably is a better way to do this, but this is the easy way.
    With RS
        .AddNew
        !Field1 = DataVal(1)   '<-- Change to your field name
        !Field2 = DataVal(2)   '<-- Change to your field name
        !Field3 = DataVal(3)   '<-- Change to your field name
        !Field4 = DataVal(4)   '<-- Change to your field name
        !Field5 = DataVal(5)   '<-- Change to your field name
        !Field6 = DataVal(6)   '<-- Change to your field name
        !Field7 = DataVal(7)   '<-- Change to your field name
        !Field8 = DataVal(8)   '<-- Change to your field name
        !Field9 = DataVal(9)   '<-- Change to your field name
        !Field10 = DataVal(10)   '<-- Change to your field name
        .Update
    End With
    'Clear the values for the next loop.
    I = 1
    For I = 1 To 10
        DataVal(I) = ""
    Next I
Loop
 
Close #FileNum                  'close files and tables
Set RS = Nothing
Set DB = Nothing
 
End Function
'-----------------------------------------------
Public Function ImportPipeDelimited(PathAndFileName As String)
 
Dim FileNum As Integer
Dim InputFile As String
Dim InputString As String
Dim DB As Database
Dim RS As Recordset
Dim SQL As String
 
Dim DataVal() As String
Dim I As Integer
 
'Opening the table to write to
Set DB = CurrentDb()
Set RS = DB.OpenRecordset("ResultsTable")    '<-- Change to your tablename
 
'Note that I'm not doing a delete query so this just appends to what is already _
 in the table.  At some point in the processing you will need to decide what to _
 delete and when.
 
'Opening the file to read from
FileNum = FreeFile()
InputFile = PathAndFileName        '<-- Change to your folder and path
Open InputFile For Input Access Read Shared As #FileNum
 
Do Until EOF(FileNum) = True
    Line Input #FileNum, InputString            'Read the data in
    InputString = Trim(InputString)  '<-- Make sure there are no trailing spaces.
 
    'This will split the data into an array based on the "|". If you have _
     more columns, you'll need to up number of the array amount.
        DataVal() = Split(InputString, "|")
    'There probably is a better way to do this, but this is the easy way.
    With RS
        .AddNew
        For I = 0 To UBound(DataVal)
            .Fields(I) = DataVal(I)
        Next I
        .Update
    End With
Loop
 
Close #FileNum                  'close files and tables
Set RS = Nothing
Set DB = Nothing
 
End Function

                                              
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by: timohornPosted on 2009-08-14 at 01:16:55ID: 25096030

Thanxs for your reply, i will try this one and let you know if it s working fine for me, i've made a specification file, and that seems to work, but i think that your sollution might be better.

i need the specificatin file , because the money field is with a . and not with a ,  (dutch currency format).
 I let you know asap.


Timo

 

by: jimpenPosted on 2009-08-14 at 03:52:44ID: 25096682

To solve issue for the number with a dot. On those fields wrap the field with a Replace(StringArray(3),".", ",")

 

by: timohornPosted on 2009-08-14 at 04:06:59ID: 31614729

Great help, to get me on the way.

Made some changes, but nothing really special.

 

by: jimpenPosted on 2009-08-14 at 04:31:44ID: 25096884

Glad to be of assistance. May all your days get brighter and brighter.

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