>>It would be the reading in the Excel file and grabbing the data
correctly.
But isn't this supposed to be handled by the ODBC driver?
Sure the Excel file may contain things not compatible with the database,
but I assume that if the
driver cannot get it, I don't see what I could do any better r
To me the mapping itself would not be the nightmare. It would be the
reading in the Excel file and grabbing the data correctly. Dealing
with any "pretty" formating it might have, dealing with multiple
worksheets and so on. I actually have the need for something kind of
like this and will be tack
>>A matching tool as described would be an easy sell to a lot of people.
Ah ah! A great idea for a new tag? ;-)
>> Though probably would be a nightmare to try
Not really, using CFX_ODBCInfo would make it pretty easy.
I'm about to release a super new application: The ODBCMyAdmin, version 1.0 an
Ah, and that's why I don't want to write it myself. I was thinking something
along the lines of a mail merge.
-Original Message-
From: Aaron Rouse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 11:42 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: Web Based Spreadsheet To MSSQL Mapping
A matching tool as described would be an easy sell to a lot of people.
Though probably would be a nightmare to try and make which might be
why I have never stumbled upon a "canned" solution for it. :)
On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 11:38:18 -0500, Claude Schneegans
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>If you ha
>>If you haven't seen one that's ok. But I don't want to speak about
the reason I
want to do this.
I was just joking ;-)
The reason I asked is because I have a site in which spreadsheets are imported,
but the columns always match, so it won't help. I don't know about any matching
tool however
might not
work as well.
M!ke
-Original Message-
From: Bryan F. Hogan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 10:24 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: Web Based Spreadsheet To MSSQL Mapping
Ok, let me reiterate. I care for them because I know if they can see an
example, they
D]
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 11:11 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: Web Based Spreadsheet To MSSQL Mapping
>>Against all of my recommendations to have us write an import
>>function they don't want to spend the money.
Well, if they don't want to spend the money, why care for
>>Against all of my recommendations to have us write an import
>>function they don't want to spend the money.
Well, if they don't want to spend the money, why care for them anyway? ;-)
Do I understand well that if spreadsheets come from their client, they can have
about anything in it, in any f
at this has not been
done before and that no one on this list hasn't seen one before.
Thanks for your reply
-Original Message-
From: Thomas Chiverton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 10:36 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Re: Web Based Spreadsheet To MSSQL Mapping
On F
On Friday 25 Feb 2005 15:21 pm, Bryan F. Hogan wrote:
> send it to me. Against all of my recommendations to have us write an import
> function they don't want to spend the money.
So, fine.
Let them do it that way.
When it breaks, explain why.
--
Tom Chiverton
Advanced ColdFusion Programmer
~~
I have a client that collects spreadsheets created by their client. They
then format the spreadsheet to match the table on their Intranet and then
send it to me. Against all of my recommendations to have us write an import
function they don't want to spend the money.
I'm concerned that it will slo
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