Hi kim, Try using
load data local infile '~/Documents/web export.txt' into table stories fields terminated by ',' enclosed by '"' escaped by '\\' lines terminated by '\r' (StoryName,Writer,Heading,Caption,Body,ListDate,Section,Publication); Also, if this is a windows text file you should be using \r\n not \r, if this is a unix text file you should simply use \n. Good luck. Kim Kohen wrote: > > Hello All, > > I'm having a problem when using Load Data where the single and double quotes > in the text file are getting nuked. It appears that the escape character is > not being respected but I'm not sure why. It is also knocking out > characters near the quotes. > > The command I'm running is: > > load data local infile "~/Documents/web export.txt" into table stories > fields terminated by "," enclosed by "\"" lines terminated by "\r" > (StoryName,Writer,Heading,Caption,Body,ListDate,Section,Publication); > > A sample of the original text file is: > > "kimtest","Kim","","","this is kimıs test storiesı to see how we cın > accommodate single quotesıThere are a ³couple² of ³double² quotes here > to. And ³here are some singleı quotes thatıre enclosed in > doubles²","2002-4-4","","" > > The result from a command line query is: > > | 253 | this is kim? test stories? to see how we c? accommodate single > ?uotes? > > There are a ?ouple?of ?ouble?quotes here to. And ?ere are some ?ingle?quotes > that?e enclosed in doubles? > > The original file (an csv export from Filemaker Pro) has curly quotes but I > have also tried after converting the file to plain text with the same > results. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. > > Cheers and thanks > > kim > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php -- Colin Faber (303) 859-1491 fpsn.net, Inc. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
