Thank you Alex, Paulo and Drew. I didn't realize there were so many "bugs" still to work out. I'll stick with HSQLDB for now. I trust there will eventually be a way to migrate to the new DB in the future?
On Thu, 19 Mar 2020 at 10:10, Alexander Thurgood <alex.thurg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Le 19/03/2020 à 13:32, bunk3m a écrit : > > I would only recommend using embedded Firebird if you're comfortable > with all of its still numerous bugs, and are happy to get your hands > dirty correcting data types, lengths, etc and possibly corrupted data. > > Also, it is my understanding that there is currently still a limitation > of 64Kb for the total insert length of any transaction, meaning that you > have to be especially wary of the number, and length of any VARCHAR data > that you have in your spreadsheet. > > If you have Unicode characters in any cell, you might also get an import > failure because these are coded over 4 bits per character, which can > rapidly cause the automatically created insert statement to exceed the > 64KB limit, and again, fail. > > > My advice would be to stick to embedded HSQLDB until, or unless, you are > comfortable with such limitations. > > > Alex > > > > > Thank you Alex and Drew. > > I'll try your suggestions today. > > I appreciate your help! > > > > One more question if I might. > > If I understand correctly, HSQLDB is being replace by Firebird. So I'd > > like the engine to be Firebird so I don't end up with an issue in the > > future. > > How does one know that Firebird is being used? > > > > On Thu, 19 Mar 2020 at 05:52, Alexander Thurgood < > alex.thurg...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Le 19/03/2020 à 01:57, bunk3m a écrit : > >> > >> As Drew has said, you can use your existing flat file in several ways : > >> > >> 1) Go via the empty ODB file method to drag the linked XLSX sheet from > >> your first ODB file to the second, empty ODB file and then follow the > >> import wizard. > >> > >> 2) Create an empty ODB file and keep it open. Open your XLSX sheet > >> directly in LO Calc. Select all of the data including column headers, > >> that you want to import. > >> Drag and drop this selected data onto your open ODB. > >> Use the import wizard options to configure the way you want the data to > >> be imported into a new table that will be created as a result of the > >> drag and drop maneuver. > >> > >> Be aware that the import wizard isn't perfect, depending on the version > >> of LO you are using, it might cause you a bit of grief, so double-check > >> afterwards that it has done what you wanted (within the confines of what > >> it can actually do, of course). You might find that some post-import > >> database alteration statements might be necessary. > >> > >> > >> Alex > >> > > > > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: users+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
