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Importing CSV or Excel97 files

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    Importing CSV or Excel97 files

    Does version 4.5 offer a CSV choice on importing files? I import very large files from CSV and I must break them into several Excel V4 files, import each seperately into Alpha 5 v4, then append into one large file again. If v4.5 offers the choice on import of CSV files or Excel97 files, I will no longer have to split apart and re-combine files if I upgrade. Or, has anyone found another solution?
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    RE: Importing CSV or Excel97 files

    I don't think 4.5 has any new choices here... Mostly the upgrade gives the version 5 engine which has better index maintenance plus faster.

    BUT I thought CSV stood for "Comma Separated Values" and as such could be handled as a "Character separated" choice in Alpha Five 4.0.

    I am sure you know what you are doing, and I would believe it would require checking of data if files were large, but I am sure 4.0 would be capable of doing this. If necessary a script could be written to read the CSV file line by line, or record by record, and either make another TXT file, or simply append a record into Alpha...

    If you needed help, it is available...

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      #3
      RE: Importing CSV or Excel97 files

      Lesley:
      Alpha5v4 will append CSV files.
      I append files from my barcode reader.
      Charlie Crimmel

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        RE: Importing CSV or Excel97 files

        Lesley,

        You can import CSV files directly - I do it on a regular basis even though it is a much smaller file. To make it easier, I just change the .csv ending to .asc. I think the rest is pretty simple but I don't remember the details because I created a script to import my specific file structure automatically.

        Here's the part of the script that actually imports the info:
        import.type = 0
        import.names = "none"
        import.file = a_db_current_path + "navcomma.asc"
        import.db = a_db_current_path + "navcomma.dbf"
        import.skip_lines = 0
        import.skip_bytes = 0
        import.field_sep = ","
        import.record_sep = ""
        import.record_len = 0
        import.rem_blanks = .F.
        import.text_qualifier = ""
        import.fields = 3
        import.field1 = "symbol,c,0,5,0"
        import.field2 = "nav_c,c,1,10,0"
        import.field3 = "name,c,2,15,0"
        table.import()

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          RE: Importing CSV or Excel97 files

          Even 4.0 will import .csv files.
          Use the Character Seperated (*.asc, *.txt)
          In import properties, choose ',' as the field delimiter and as the record delimiter.
          It automatically handles fields with/without the additional " " delimiters.

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            RE: Importing CSV or Excel97 files

            I forgot to mention, you can still use the .csv extension even though you specify the *.asc, *.txt type.

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