>From what I've heard, it is relatively simple to create a .NET program that runs as a Windows Service. You might want to look into that.

I'll have to research that. That's basically what I was thinking would be the best way to do it.


>Depending on how "complex" the data would be, doing the parsing in .NET can be done several ways. You can use the Jet driver to read CSV files or use more "robust" implementations.
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>Here are two options:
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>http://hcorrea.no-ip.com/dotwiki/Default.aspx?topic=CsvParser

The data is just a simple set of files (each file a different format 2 or 3 different in all), all delimited with bang (!). It should not be too difficult to do. It's just that I don't yet know the .Net classes in enough detail.

I'll look into your link. Thx.