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 dts text import treating consecutive space delim as 1

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Posted - 2003-01-10 : 08:34:34
bill writes "I have to import a text file - like you can with excel. It is an ansi formatted, space delimited text file with cr-lf lines. I need to treat consecutive spaces (delimiters) as one (like excel) to come out with the correct rows. The first row is to be truncated."

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Posted - 2003-01-10 : 09:47:39
Read up on DTS, Bulk Insert and BCP in Books Online. Let us know if you get stuck.

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