RacinRan
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Importing a fixed-width text file
I have a variable length fixed-width text file. I am transferring this file from a mainframe via ftp using sdi32 within a DTS package.
The file has as it's last field a 1 char indicator. If this indicator is blank the file contains the crlf in the position of the last field instead of after the position of the last field. If this short record is the first record in the file then sql incorrectly determines this to be the end of the record position for all the records.
example...
190002669565199706149910 C0000000000000000000000000
190002669565199612279910 C0000000000000000000000000
As a work-around I use Access as a middleware translator because Access correctly determines the length of the record. I would like to get away from using Access as a translator.
I researched awhile ago and this was a documented problem from Microsoft.
My question is: Is there a fix for this or some other cleaner way to import this file?
Racin
The file has as it's last field a 1 char indicator. If this indicator is blank the file contains the crlf in the position of the last field instead of after the position of the last field. If this short record is the first record in the file then sql incorrectly determines this to be the end of the record position for all the records.
example...
190002669565199706149910 C0000000000000000000000000
190002669565199612279910 C0000000000000000000000000
As a work-around I use Access as a middleware translator because Access correctly determines the length of the record. I would like to get away from using Access as a translator.
I researched awhile ago and this was a documented problem from Microsoft.
My question is: Is there a fix for this or some other cleaner way to import this file?
Racin
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cheeky-monkey
What a %#@^! that is! You could always create a DTS job as normal, but instead of running it, save it as a Visual Basic File. You can then open the file and edit the column length for the last column to be one more than length that the DTS job create. Then you just run the DTS VB file as per usual.
just simple!!
Downloads the utility DB Tools and impot this all.
LeoAhmad
Downloads the utility DB Tools and impot this all.
LeoAhmad
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M1One,
I was hoping not to have to do that.
cheeky-monkey,
No kidding. :) I tried your suggestion ... but it still throws the subsequent records because it then interprets the crlf that is positioned incorrectly.
leoahmad,
Could you post a link?
I was hoping not to have to do that.
cheeky-monkey,
No kidding. :) I tried your suggestion ... but it still throws the subsequent records because it then interprets the crlf that is positioned incorrectly.
leoahmad,
Could you post a link?