>>>I have a .txt file that has a few fields delimited by a ~
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>>>What is the syntax to import that .txt file into a cursor (or a temp table) ??
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>>APPEND FROM should give you what you need (you can experiment with the WITH DELIMITER or WITH CHARACTER clauses).
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>I tried this:
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>APPEND FROM myfile.txt DELIMITED WITH '~'
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>...but all I get is data in the 1st column (there are 14).
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>same thing happens if I try this:
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>APPEND FROM myfile.txt FIELDS column1, column2 delimited WITH '~'
How about ... DELIMITED WITH CHARACTER ~ (note no quotes around the tilde)
Regards. Al
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