Re: Batch Processing

Chris Drauch wrote: > > Mik Hobbs wrote > } > }Anyone trying to do batch updates in anything other than ESQL/C is going > }to give themselves a headache !! > } > }C is ideal for reading flat files and combined with the power of > }embedded SQL, there really is no substitute. > }> > }>:How do you update random rows within a table using data located with > }>:an external flat file? > }> > }>We use some of the file io rutines available in the software > }>repository at http://www.iiug.org to read the files in 4GL and do the > }>updates. > > I wouldn't be that strong :-) we use isqlPERL typically for such jobs. And > that means less headache than doing the job with C/C++. Perl is still one of > the best RAD tools - specially for batch jobs. > > -- > Chris Drauch <cdr@xteam.co.at> ... just speaking for myself ... Must interject: Delphi is a powerful tool for this type of task too. :) Don't be such a C snob <vbg>. Bryan Valencia Software Services - Making Windows Scream Modesto, CA