You have to break the import down into smaller files to make it work. Phil Nolette http://www.ncsgrp.com/
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Sami Aaron Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 8:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: importing tab-delimited files without GATEWAY David - I remember some earlier postings about either limitations or gotcha's with large files and GATEWAY - maybe someone else remembers and can jump in here??? There also was a bug fix related to GATEWAY in Patch #3 - are you running build 1.862? Sami ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Torre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 7:34 PM Subject: Re: importing tab-delimited files without GATEWAY > Hello, > > Alright I tried that. I tried it with a sample file (3 lines) and it > imported without any major problems. Yet, when I take the real file > (801116 lines) it pauses for a while, then gives me the error: "Could not > open the input file." > > What's more is that I've tried the same gateway command on the DOS version > of R:Base and it just opens up GATEWAY -- it doesn't process the file. > > David Torre > Songsearch > > At 04:54 PM 12/9/2002 -0600, you wrote: > >David - > > > >You can use the GATEWAY command in an automated program - does this syntax > >work for you? > > > >GATEWAY IMPORT TAB filename APPEND/REPLACE etc. > > > >See the Syntax reference for the full scope. > > > >This should work as easily as the LOAD statement does. > > > >Sami > > > >----------------------------------------------------------- > >Sami Aaron > >Software Management Specialists > >19312 W 63rd Terr > >Shawnee KS 66218 > >913-915-1971 > >http://www.softwaremgmt.com > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "David Torre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 4:23 PM > >Subject: importing tab-delimited files without GATEWAY > > > > > > > Is there a way to import a TAB-delimited file into R:BASE that I can make > > > automated (ie: not using the GATEWAY command). I can't seem to do it with > > > the LOAD command. > > > > > > ================================================ > > > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > > > Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l > > > ================================================ > > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l > > > ================================================ > > > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ > ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/ ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
