Re: Importing fixed-length ASCII data

Posted in 1992

Craig Browning — 22 Apr 92 22:35:42 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

DBLOAD is the utility written for this exact purpose. Craig In article <8781@emory.mathcs.emory.edu> trammel@riogrande.cs.tcu.edu writes: >Forwarded from Shane Trammel <trammel@riogrande.cs.tcu.edu>: > >I need to import a fixed length ascii file into a database. > >My problem: I only want certain fields to be imported, not the >whole thing. Can I selectively pick the fields I want. > >i.e f0 1-30 { name } > f1 50-60 { address } > f2 100-115 { company } > >Could someone please give me the proper systanx if it is >possible to do what I am describibg. > > >Thanks > >Shane Trammel >email: trammel@riogrande.cs.tcu.edu