I thought of using a data pump, but I am the only one doing the importing,
and it's real quick (anything between 200 records to about 2 000 records)
so its not a big deal. It only happens once a month. I often find it's
quicker and easier to do it myself, but will play around more with IB comparer.

Thanks anyway. I have been looking at writing something for our field
engineers to use, and have given them IB Comparer to field test. The
problem is that the users I deal with arent' computer literate. In some
cases, (like some of the NGOs I write software for), they are positively
destructive once allowed anywhere near a computer. SO what i tend to do is
write an export procedure and tell them to email the ascii files to me.



At 09:19 PM 4/29/2003 +1000, you wrote:

> > Rule #1 - I can always learn something new. So I would like to
> > learn how to
> > use it as intended.
> >
>
>You might be wanting to do this on a regular basis (i.e. import from
>external data) or on a one off basis. There are good ways to do both.
>Do you have some of the good tools available for datapumping? If not - have
>a poke around, IBExpert uses the clever components datapump which is
>excellent. There is also a metadata comparer.
>
>These tools could make you life a lot easier - they have switches for
>resetting/suspending generators during/after the pump etc. You can have a
>lot of fun getting the pump scenario right, then save it and use it over and
>over during development.
>
>Alan
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