Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software
rockysmolin at bchacc.com
Fri Jun 1 12:07:40 CDT 2007
Mark: At the moment I think I have it under control. However, do you know how to bust the user name and password on an Informix database? I have a prospect in Singapore who wants to move off a legacy application now that the original publisher is out of business and there's no support. However, they cant open their db directly because it's asking for user name and pw and no one knows what it is. He tried the default but no luck. TIA Rocky -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark A Matte Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 9:41 AM To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [AccessD] FW: Removing quotes Rocky, I have a similar situation converting data from DB2 to Informix to SQL. The text files are typically 1 to 2 gigs. I bring in the text file 1 mil char at a time...search and replace...and output to a new text file...even with the file size...it only takes a few minutes... If you need...I can dig out the code for you. Thanks, Mark A. Matte >From: "Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software" <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> >Reply-To: Access Developers discussion and problem >solving<accessd at databaseadvisors.com> >To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem >solving'"<accessd at databaseadvisors.com> >Subject: Re: [AccessD] FW: Removing quotes >Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 16:38:21 -0700 > >This is a test file of 18k records. The final file will be over a million. >And it's not a one shot. So I've got to find an automated solution. > >Rocky > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan >Harkins >Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 3:52 PM >To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' >Subject: Re: [AccessD] FW: Removing quotes > >Can't you delete the quotes in the original file? -- I'm trying to >think of a Find Replace pattern that might work -- how about > >Space " > >And > >" space > >That would catch every " at the beginning of a word and after -- would >help I would think. Might not get everything, but might get enough that >you could visually catch the rest. > >Susan H. > >Dear List: > >A client has a large tab delimited file which I'm trying to import into >an access table using the wizard. The text fields in the tab delimited >file have quotes around them. Unfortunately the Description field has >embedded quotes for descriptions with lengths - i.e. "Suture 3 1/2" ". > >So if I import with the quote as text qualifier any record with a quote >in the description field is unparseable because there's an uneven >number of quotes and all of the subsequence fields after the Description are dropped. > >If I import with no character as the text qualifier I get all the >fields but all the text fields are surrounded by quotes. So I have to >remove them. > >I'm thinking to do it with a couple update queries but there are about >140 fields so it would be awkward and a bit time consuming to structure >and test the update queries. > >I'm thinking of doing it with a bit of code - cycle through the fields >for each record and strip the quotes (also replace the quote that >represents inches with 'in.') > >I think it would take an hour to do it in code. But is there any >faster, easier, slicker way I'm overlooking? > >MTIA > >Rocky > >-- >AccessD mailing list >AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.4/825 - Release Date: >5/30/2007 >3:03 PM > > >-- >AccessD mailing list >AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.4/825 - Release Date: >5/30/2007 >3:03 PM > > >-- >AccessD mailing list >AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _________________________________________________________________ Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps. http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?ss=Restaurants~Hotels~Amusement%20Park&cp= 33.832922~-117.915659&style=r&lvl=13&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=1118863& encType=1&FORM=MGAC01 -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.5/826 - Release Date: 5/31/2007 4:51 PM