RE: [Sheflug] sybase, anyone?

["David Morris" <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: shef-lug-admin [at] list.sheflug.org.uk
> [mailto:shef-lug-admin [at] list.sheflug.org.uk]On Behalf Of
> stephen.tozer-loft [at] sth.nhs.uk
> Sent: 14 May 2002 14:15
> To: shef-lug [at] list.sheflug.org.uk
> Subject: [Sheflug] sybase, anyone?

[snip]

> i've got redhat 7.1 going on a nice dell poweredge server.
> i'm writing in C (which I'm new to) trying to get data from a flat ASCII
> file into a big sybase database, by calling special procedures (from a 3rd
> party manufacturer) using the sybase Open DB library.
>

Alternatively, is there a flat file import capability in Sybase? SQL servers
like mySQL have LOAD DATA INFILE for just such an eventuality.

Having had a quick shufty at the Sybase manuals on-line, have you considered
using something like 'bcp'?


--
David Morris
IT Manager, ALLVAC Ltd, Sheffield, UK
work: david [at] allvac.co.uk
home: david [at] brassedoff.net   http://www.davidm.demon.co.uk

___________________________________________________________________

Sheffield Linux User's Group -
http://www.sheflug.co.uk/mailfaq.html

  GNU the choice of a complete generation.