The program I'm importing my csv file into requires the fields to be all lower case. My Alpha Five csv export file contains uppercase field names.
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Don't capitalize field names on csv export
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Re: Don't capitalize field names on csv export
Script your own with the file methods.
<FILE>.WRITE_LINE()
etc
Borrowing heavily from the example in the documentation....
Code:dim tbl as P tbl = table.open("[COLOR="Red"]c:\a5\a_sports\customer.dbf[/COLOR]") flds = strtran(lower(tbl.field_name_get()),crlf(),",")'writes all field names ' or flds ="firstname,lastname" 'for example file_pointer = file.create("c:\a5\output.txt", FILE_RW_EXCLUSIVE) tbl.fetch_first() file_pointer.write_line(flds) while .NOT. tbl.fetch_eof() file_pointer.write_line([COLOR="RoyalBlue"]tbl.first_name - " " + tbl.last_name[/COLOR]) tbl.fetch_next() end while file_pointer.flush() file_pointer.close() tbl.close()
Last edited by Stan Mathews; 03-09-2009, 12:52 PM.There can be only one.
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Re: Don't capitalize field names on csv export
If you only need to write a portion of the records to the csv, tell me about the filter you currently use.
Also, this line
file_pointer = file.create("c:\a5\output.txt", FILE_RW_EXCLUSIVE)
could be
file_pointer = file.create("c:\a5\output.csv, FILE_RW_EXCLUSIVE) if you like and you can edit the c:\a5\output.There can be only one.
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Re: Don't capitalize field names on csv export
Another possible way that I have used is via the *LINE_REPLACE() function.
http://support.alphasoftware.com/alphafivehelpv8/Functions/_LINE_REPLACE().htm
Once you have the field names in lowercase and whatever other format needed, just specify what line you want replaced by it in your csv. This way you don't have to write but one line back to the file.
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Re: Don't capitalize field names on csv export
I have a similar need and have tried Stan and Mike's examples. Not being fluent in xbasic, this frustrating. I wonder why this isn't an option or default in exports?
Here's the xbasic created by the A5 export operation:
HTML Code:export_filename = "fba_export2.txt" a_tbl = table.open("fba_details") ON ERROR GOTO ERROR1102201115316500 DIM a5_operation_order as C a5_operation_order = "Displayableorderid" query.order = a5_operation_order DIM a5_operation_filter as C a5_operation_filter = "Successful_Upload=.F." query.filter = a5_operation_filter query.options = "I" query.Description = "Temporary Query" i_indx = a_tbl.query_create() export.type = 0 export.names = .T. export.file = export_filename export.options = "" export.field_sep = " " export.record_sep = "<CR><LF>" export.fields = 21 export.field1 = "merchantfulfillmentorderid" export.field2 = "displayableorderid" export.field3 = "displayableorderdate" export.field4 = "merchantsku" export.field5 = "quantity" export.field6 = "merchantfulfillmentorderitemid" export.field7 = "giftmessage" export.field8 = "displayablecomment" export.field9 = "perunitdeclaredvalue" export.field10 = "displayableordercomment" export.field11 = "deliverysla" export.field12 = "addressname" export.field13 = "addressfieldone" export.field14 = "addressfieldtwo" export.field15 = "addressfieldthree" export.field16 = "addresscity" export.field17 = "addresscountrycode" export.field18 = "addressstateorregion" export.field19 = "addresspostalcode" export.field20 = "addressphonenumber" export.field21 = "notificationsemail" a_tbl.export() GOTO CONTINUE1102201115316500 ERROR1102201115316500: ON ERROR GOTO 0 ui_msg_box("Error","Error running Export Operation"+crlf()+error_text_get()) END CONTINUE1102201115316500: a_tbl.close()
Ed Merritt
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Re: Don't capitalize field names on csv export
..Ed Merritt
UniversalWorkshop.com
Listen; there's a hell of a good universe next door: let's go.
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Re: Don't capitalize field names on csv export
Originally posted by Stan Mathews View PostEd,
I'd need a sample of the table. One phony record would do.
StanEd Merritt
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Re: Don't capitalize field names on csv export
Give this a try instead. Created a function which opens an excel file and makes the first row lowercase. Attachment should be an importable version.
Usage would be like.
ex_lowcase("c:\test.xls","c:\newlow.xls")
Where "c:\test.xls" is the file with uppercase in row 1 and "c:\newlow.xls" is the converted file with lowercase in row 1. (Original file is not changed.)
Code:FUNCTION ex_lowcase AS L (excelname AS C, newname AS C ) ex_lowcase = .F. Dim xlApp as p dim myCell as c xlApp = ole.create("Excel.Application") xlApp.Workbooks.Open(excelname) 'xlApp.Visible = .T. 'comment this line out if you don't want to see Excel IF xlApp.ActiveWorkbook.ReadOnly ui_msg_box("Alert","Halting because file is read-only.",UI_OK) xlapp.DisplayAlerts = .F. xlApp.Workbooks.Close() xlapp.DisplayAlerts = .T. xlApp.Quit() delete xlApp exit function END IF 'establish last row value lastrow = xlApp.Activecell.SpecialCells("11").Row lastcol = xlApp.Activecell.SpecialCells("11").Column lastcell = xlindx_to_txt(lastcol)+lastrow lasthead = xlindx_to_txt(lastcol)+1 xlApp.Rows("1:1").Select() xlApp.Selection.Insert(-4121) for qx = 1 to lastcol xlApp.Cells(1,qx).Select() xlApp.ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "=LOWER(R[1]C)" next qx xlApp.Range("A1:"+lasthead).Select() xlApp.Application.CutCopyMode = .F. xlApp.Selection.Copy() xlApp.Range("A1").Select() xlApp.Selection.PasteSpecial(-4163,-4142,.F.,.F.) XlApp.Rows("2:2").Select() xlApp.Application.CutCopyMode = .F. xlApp.Selection.Delete(-4162) xlApp.Range("A1:"+lastcell).Select() xlapp.DisplayAlerts = .F. xlApp.ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs(newname,-4143) '33 is a constant for Excel 4.0, dbf4 is 11 xlApp.Workbooks.Close() xlapp.DisplayAlerts = .T. xlApp.Quit() ex_lowcase = .T. END FUNCTION FUNCTION xlindx_to_txt AS C (colnum AS N ) If Colnum > 26 Then xlindx_to_txt = Chr(Int((Colnum - 1) / 26) + 64) + Chr((mod((Colnum - 1),26) ) + 65) Else xlindx_to_txt = Chr(Colnum + 64) End If END FUNCTION
Last edited by Stan Mathews; 02-11-2011, 05:29 PM. Reason: modified attachment, debug and visible statementsThere can be only one.
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Re: Don't capitalize field names on csv export
Crap! I got wound up with the Excel portion and forgot the original issue.
Usage would be
ex_lowcase("c:\test.csv","c:\newlow.csv")
and the line
xlApp.ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs(newname,-4143)
should be
xlApp.ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs(newname,6) '6 is csvThere can be only one.
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Re: Don't capitalize field names on csv export
Ed,
I think this answers your specific case.
Code:dim tbl as P tbl = table.open("fba_details") flds = strtran(lower(tbl.field_name_get()),crlf(),",")'writes all field names file_pointer = file.create("c:\output.txt", FILE_RW_EXCLUSIVE) tbl.fetch_first() file_pointer.write_line(flds) while .NOT. tbl.fetch_eof() towrite = alltrim(tbl.Merchantfu)+"," towrite = towrite + alltrim(tbl.Displayabl)+"," towrite = towrite + alltrim(tbl.Displayab0)+"," towrite = towrite + alltrim(tbl.Merchantsk)+"," towrite = towrite + alltrim(str(tbl.Quantity,8))+"," towrite = towrite + alltrim(tbl.Merchantf0)+"," towrite = towrite + alltrim(tbl.Giftmessag)+"," towrite = towrite + alltrim(tbl.Displayab1)+"," towrite = towrite + alltrim(str(tbl.Perunitdec,8,2))+"," towrite = towrite + alltrim(tbl.Displayab2)+"," towrite = towrite + alltrim(tbl.Deliverysl)+"," towrite = towrite + alltrim(tbl.Addressnam)+"," towrite = towrite + alltrim(tbl.Addressfie)+"," towrite = towrite + alltrim(tbl.Addressfi0)+"," towrite = towrite + alltrim(tbl.Addressfi1)+"," towrite = towrite + alltrim(tbl.Addresscit)+"," towrite = towrite + alltrim(tbl.Addresscou)+"," towrite = towrite + alltrim(tbl.Addresssta)+"," towrite = towrite + alltrim(tbl.Addresspos)+"," towrite = towrite + alltrim(tbl.Addresspho)+"," towrite = towrite + alltrim(tbl.Notificati)+"," towrite = towrite + alltrim(convert_type(tbl.Successful,"C"))+"," towrite = towrite + alltrim(tbl.Orderdetai) file_pointer.write_line(towrite) tbl.fetch_next() end while file_pointer.flush() file_pointer.close() tbl.close()
There can be only one.
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Re: Don't capitalize field names on csv export
Steve, thanks for your help. The file that is created contains order to be uploaded to Amazon.com. What I've found out is the field names must be exactly the same as the Excel template they supply. In other words, all lowercase or uppercase won't work.
A fieldname MerchantFulfillmentOrderID must have caps just as I've written here.
So, I'm back to square one. I'm assuming the solution is to use an array in place ofCode:flds = strtran(lower(tbl.field_name_get()),crlf(),",")'writes all field names
Ed Merritt
UniversalWorkshop.com
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