Subject | Re: [firebird-support] Loading Fixed-length, external Files |
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Author | Ann W. Harrison |
Post date | 2005-03-07T20:02:53Z |
Hugh Purcell wrote:
the files would be to define an external table in the database that maps
to the file - don't forget the EOL indicator - then copy the data from
the external file to the internal table.
Regards,
Ann
> I've been looking at GBAK as a way to load external flat files (fixed lengthWhatever the answer may be, it's not gbak. The "native" way to handle
> fields) into a Firebird table. I haven't figured out how to accomplish
> this.
the files would be to define an external table in the database that maps
to the file - don't forget the EOL indicator - then copy the data from
the external file to the internal table.
Regards,
Ann