Re: Data conversion from Informix

Posted in 1999

Obnoxio The Clown — Fri, 30 Apr 1999 06:36:16 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

From: nicola8541@my-dejanews.com > >I have a old archive with Informix 2.10.06. File name have extension ".dat" >and ".idx". Is possible to convert this file in ascii format ? If is >possible, how i make it ? You should hopefully have a program called isql on your machine. The .dat and .idx files would be in a directory called something.dbs From the command line, enter isql something q)uery i)nfo This will give you a list of tables. Choose the tables you want to unload, press CNTRL-C, E)xit You should now be in the Query menu. N)ew unload to table1.unl select * from table1; unload to table2.unl select * from table2;. . . ESCAPE R)un HTH. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com