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    No Exp. Xbasic - Importing & Exporting Text fi

    I am currently re-writing an isp billing application which i originally did in a product called "layout" which is no longer available nor supported as well as being only 16bit.

    basically i need to be able to import thousands of these records into a "temp.dbf";

    example;

    Sat Feb 26 20:44:07 2000
    User-Name = "martin"
    NAS-IP-Address = 203.37.71.131
    NAS-Port = 7
    NAS-Port-Type = Async
    Acct-Status-Type = Start
    Acct-Delay-Time = 0
    Acct-Session-Id = "311667999"
    Acct-Authentic = RADIUS
    Called-Station-Id = "62802900"
    Framed-Protocol = PPP
    Framed-IP-Address = 203.37.71.236
    Timestamp = 951558247
    Request-Authenticator = Unverified

    Sat Feb 26 20:45:11 2000
    User-Name = "oscarsmith"
    NAS-IP-Address = 203.37.71.131
    NAS-Port = 27
    NAS-Port-Type = Async
    Acct-Status-Type = Stop
    Acct-Delay-Time = 0
    Acct-Session-Id = "311667997"
    Acct-Authentic = RADIUS
    Acct-Session-Time = 1167
    Acct-Input-Octets = 7217
    Acct-Output-Octets = 6589
    Called-Station-Id = "62802900"
    Framed-Protocol = PPP
    Framed-IP-Address = 203.37.71.234
    Timestamp = 951558311
    Request-Authenticator = Unverified

    And I export this text file;


    # Users file as of the ...............12-07-2001
    # Created by ISP-Plus...........version 1.0a
    # as @ 11:52:03
    #
    12313 Password = "testpassword"
    Service-Type = Framed-User,
    Framed-Protocol = PPP,
    Framed-Routing = None,
    Filter-Id = "std.ppp",
    Framed-MTU = 1500,
    Framed-Compression = Van-Jacobson-TCP-IP

    3242314 Password = "testpassword"
    Service-Type = Framed-User,
    Framed-Protocol = PPP,
    Framed-Routing = None,
    Filter-Id = "std.ppp",
    Framed-MTU = 1500,
    Framed-Compression = Van-Jacobson-TCP-IP

    aad Password = "testpassword"
    Service-Type = Framed-User,
    Framed-Protocol = PPP,
    Framed-Routing = None,
    Filter-Id = "std.ppp",
    Framed-MTU = 1500,
    Framed-Compression = Van-Jacobson-TCP-IP
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    RE: No Exp. Xbasic - Importing & Exporting Tex

    trevor:

    try using the export and import operations in A5. You establish the fileds to be imported and select new dbf.

    the manual covers the topic. you should not have to write any code.

    I hope this helps.

    bob adler

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      RE: No Exp. Xbasic - Importing & Exporting Tex

      Hi,
      Alpha can import the text file using the import feature, however the data needs to be formatted differently. The import feature assumes that each record has all the data in one line, not in several lines like your example. So you have 2 choices, convert the data into the format needed for the import operation or use xbasic and the 'read' command to read each line of data into your data file. If you want I can write a short program to do convert the data file for use by the import function. I would however, suggest using xbasic and the 'read' command.

      Exporting the data in the format you want will also require the use of xbasic and the 'write' command. The export function in Alpha5 puts all the information about a record into one line (like the way it likes to see data for an import). The xbasic 'write' command will allow you to put the data into the format you desire.

      Using the 'read' and 'write' commands in xbasic is not that difficult, it just takes a litte practice. We use both in our applications and they run quite nicely and very quickly.

      Mike
      Mike Reed
      Phoenix, AZ

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        RE: No Exp. Xbasic - Importing & Exporting Tex

        Hi Trevor,
        I have attached a zip file called circuit.zip. It is an Alpha 5 database (tables, scripts, etc) to give you an idea on how to import/export data files in the format you described. Simply unzip the file into the directory of your choice and open it up with Alpha 5.

        There is a table called temp. There is a script called import which will import your text file into the temp.dbf. You will need to modify the import script if you have more fields that were included in your example.

        The export routine is not complete in that it exports all fields and does not include field names as in your example. That should be simple for you to change. I didn't have time to complete that.

        Hopefully it will give you a start and some ideas on text import and export when the data for a given record is not included all in one line.

        Good Luck,
        Mike
        Mike Reed
        Phoenix, AZ

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          RE: No Exp. Xbasic - Importing & Exporting Tex

          Many thanks Mike, on testing this it run so slow (I am not critising you code), why is this ?

          I've used different approachs (Foxpro,Layout)in the past with only 16bit compile
          which speed factor is 50 - 200 times faster.

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            RE: No Exp. Xbasic - Importing & Exporting Tex

            Many thanks Mike, on testing this it runs so slow (I am not critising you code), why is this ?

            I've used different approachs (Foxpro,Layout)in the past with only 16bit compile
            which speed factor is 50 - 200 times faster.

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