Subject Re: importing csv file From Emeka Ossai <megameks@yahoo.com> Date Tue, 08 Feb 2022 10:27:24 -0500 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started Please how can i use this for to import text file .txt And again the date format is yyyy/mm/dd. Emeka Mervyn Bick Wrote: > On 2021/06/30 10:39, Mustansir Ghor wrote: > > Dear Gaetano > > > > I am sending csv file that need to be appended > > > > My previous message crossed this one. > > A little example program is attached. > > Mervyn. > > if file('ghor_1.dbf') >  drop table ghor_1 > endif > > if not file('ghor_1.dbf') >    create table ghor_1  (location character(15),district character(15),; >      ward character(15),unit character(5),area int,demand_note date,; >      last_invoice_date date,next_invoice_date date,agreement_date date) > endif > > //If you have an existing table delete or comment out the above. > > //The field names are not used in the code below so it doesn't > //matter if you have used different field names > > //Edit the values for cTable and cCSV to suit. > > cTable = 'ghor_1' > cCSV = 'ghor.csv' > cDate = set('date')  //save date format > set date to american  //dates in .csv are in American format > set procedure to :duflp:stringex.cc > q = new query() > q.sql = "select * from "+cTable > q.active = true > f = new file() > f.open(cCSV) > cRead = f.gets(100000) // Skip record with field names > do while not f.eof() >   cRead = f.gets(100000) >   aRecord = new stringex(cRead).breakstring(",",true) > q.rowset.beginAppend() >    for n = 1 to aRecord.size >     if q.rowset.fields[n].type = 'DATE' >       q.rowset.fields[n].value = ctod(aRecord[n]) >     else //all numeric and character field types can simply be saved >       q.rowset.fields[n].value = aRecord[n] >     endif >   next >    q.rowset.save() > enddo > f.close() > q.active = false > close procedure :duflp:stringex.cc > msgbox('Done') > set date to &cDate  // set date format back to original