[AccessD] CSV file from hell

Try it but specify a table name that doesn't exist.  If you want to use the
same table name all the time to process the transferred data, just delete
the table first.  It will (should) import the data and create field names
F1, F2, etc.

HTH

Rocky


-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Robin Lawrence
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 8:11 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] CSV file from hell

Hi Rocky,
Just tried that - I get 'Field F1 doesn't exist in destination table
'va_orders' (error 2391) I think I need to either :
Try and write my own Schema.ini by opening the import file first and parsing
the fields, then import using that schema or rewrite the whole thing in ADO
and open the text file directly

Either way is a real nuisance - thought I'd done the hard work on this one
already...:)
Any other thoughts gratefully received
Rgds
Robin



---- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rocky Smolin" <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" 
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] CSV file from hell


> Could you set the Field Names parameters to False, define all the fields 
> of
> the target table as Text, and know that the first record in the imported
> table would contain the field names?
>
> Rocky
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Robin Lawrence
> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 7:17 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] CSV file from hell
>
> Hi Steve,
> The code for the import is a straghtforward docmdtransfer text as posted
> previously...
>
> The csv file is currently 179 fields, a lot of which have repeated field
> names in the header row.
> Between field "Product Options" and "Buying Price" are a variable number 
> of
> fields all named "Product Options"
> When I import in manually using the wizard Access renames these fields
> "Field121,Field123" etc I then use the fields collection to find the
> positions of these two fields so I can extract the data in between.
>
> What's happening at present when running the docmdtransfertext - If the
> destination table va_orders is not present I get : 'the search key was not
> found in any record (3709)
> If the destination table is present : (imported via the wizard)    :
> 'duplicate output destination '[fieldname] (3063) If I import with the
> wizard, save the specification and run with that specification it all 
> works
> until the fields in the import file change
>
> If I remove the import file : I get as expected my error message generated
> by error 3011
>
> I haven't yet been able to run it on a different installation of Access (
> it's XP SP3 by the way) to eliminate corruption
>
>>From what you're saying I assume your tests just result in the table
>>being
> added with no errors?
>
> Regards
> Robin
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Schapel" <miscellany at mvps.org>
> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 2:41 AM
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] CSV file from hell
>
>
>> Hi Robin,
>>
>> Do you mind letting us know the details of your TransferText method?  I 
>> am
>> interested in this problem, but have been unable to replicate the error
>> reported by yourself and Andy.  I am using:
>> DoCmd.TransferText acImportDelim, , "TestTable",
>> "C:\Databases\TestStats.csv", True
>>
>> Regards
>> Steve
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Robin Lawrence" <robin.lawrence at ukonline.co.uk>
>> Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 10:30 PM
>>
>>> If you've got a moment Andy could you just run a quick docmdtransfertxt
>>> without the destination table being present and let me know what error
>>> number you get.
>>> I still haven't solved the problem - it either gives me error 3107 or
>>> 3011
>>> but inconsistently
>>
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