I remember gateway having problems with large files. Did you try setting the delimiter to a tab and using the "LOAD AS" command? I have never tried it.
Troy ===== Original Message from [EMAIL PROTECTED] at 12/10/02 3:37 am >Sami, 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??? ><< > >>> >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." ><< > >A few days ago, I had to import 2 files in a RBW 6.5++ 1.851 DB. > >File 1 was about 6000 rows, 2 columns (Text (34) + REAL). >I tryed many XLS abd DBF formats, and I succeeded only with GATEWAY DBase 3 > >File 2 was about 80000 rows (Text(9) + REAL). >All attempts gave me a pauses for a while, then error: "Could not open the >input file." >Only way to import that one was to use a CSV format and LOAD command >(impossible with GATEWAY). > >I did't try with 1.862 > >J.M. GRATIAS, Logimatique >================================================ >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/
