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Crespo24
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 Posted - 2003-01-20 : 06:44:32
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Salute!ok... silly question from me as usual, but I really need to know the answer!I am trying to import a text file of variable width fields but I don't want to specify whether it is comma delimited etc.. Is there a way of actually selecting the column width yourself?A bit like the excel version where you get to draw little lines to specify field widths?I've already written a macro that takes in a text file and split out to separate columns (you have to give it the column names and lengths though), but I want to know if it is possible in SQL-Server.Any ideas?!Thanks. |
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Crespo24
Village Idiot
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Posted - 2003-01-20 : 06:55:53
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Salute!ok... silly question from me as usual, but I really need to know the answer!I am trying to import a text file of variable width fields but I don't want to specify whether it is comma delimited etc.. Is there a way of actually selecting the column width yourself?A bit like the excel version where you get to draw little lines to specify field widths?I've already written a macro that takes in a text file and split out to separate columns (you have to give it the column names and lengths though), but I want to know if it is possible in SQL-Server.Any ideas?!Thanks.
I am an idiot.... I;ve just figuered out how to do it... after spending more than an hour I finally find it (after posting the question here that is!)Sorry guys. |
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