[AccessD] A2K - Unzip and append from CD

Reuben,

I'm sure that there are other solutions, and somebody may have a nice
tidy class or something, but I use Terry Kreft's ShellWait to call the
command line extensions that are available with Winzip.  Once you know
the path and file name of the target zip file, it's easy to create the
command line and pass it in.  Have a look at:

http://www.winzip.com/prodpagecl.htm

HTH,

Don

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Reuben
Cummings
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 7:14 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] A2K - Unzip and append from CD

I meant I am planning to do it all in Access.  I mentioned Access
because
you mentioned VB or VB Script...

What happens is...
1.  The state of Indiana sends a CD out with two or three zipped txt
files
on it.
2.  The user needs to be able to browse to and select the appropriate
file
to open.
3.  My app needs to unzip the file (I don't need the text file saved and
prefer not to save it) in order to read the text file
4.  The text file is comma delimited and the fields are always the same
(so
the import specs should be easy)
5.  The records from the text file need to be appended to a table (the
table
never changes)

Now, there is one issue with step one.  Sometimes the state forgets to
zip
them and they come as just txt files.  I guess I'll just check the
extension
after the user selects the file and act appropriately.

My real concern is how do I work with a zipped file?

Reuben Cummings
GFC, LLC
812.523.1017


> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 9:36 AM
> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] A2K - Unzip and append from CD
>
>
> Hi Reuben
>
> If you tell a bit more someone might have an idea.
> How would you import a text file in Access without using Access ..?
>
> /gustav
>
> >>> reuben at gfconsultants.com 10-01-2006 15:17:36 >>>
> I'm confident I can do it in Access, but I was hoping somebody
> had something
> close just for the sake of time.
>
> Thanks for the links - I'll check them out.
>
> Reuben Cummings
> GFC, LLC
> 812.523.1017
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Gustav
Brock
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 6:21 AM
> > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] A2K - Unzip and append from CD
> >
> >
> > Hi Reuben
> >
> > Can't you create a small VB, VBScript or Access app that does this?
> >
> > Mr. Colby has some zip routines I believe, or study here:
> >
> >   http://www.zlib.net/
> >
> > or have a control (not free) to do the dirty work:
> >
> >   http://www.chilkatsoft.com/zip-activex.asp
> >
> > or simply run a command line tool like unzip.exe:
> >
> >   http://www.mame.net/downmain.html
> >
> > /gustav
> >
> > >>> reuben at gfconsultants.com 09-01-2006 20:51 >>>
> > I need to append data to a table in Access.
> >
> > However, the data is in a zipped txt file on a CD.
> >
> > Anyone, have a way to allow the user to browse to the proper
> > file, unzip it,
> > and insert the data into Access in one motion?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Reuben Cummings
> > GFC, LLC
> > 812.523.1017
>
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