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Extract Data From Csv?

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Extract Data From Csv?

The Neoracle	18 Nov, 2002 - 04:54 PM Post #1
Check, check, 1, 2. Joined: 30 Mar, 2001 Posts: 4,069 Thanked: 1 times My Contributions	Any one have some ideas as to how one could extract a value from a CSV file and put it in a DB? Thanks,
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arniie	RE: Extract Data From Csv? 19 Nov, 2002 - 01:09 AM Post #2
D.I.C Addict Joined: 8 Oct, 2002 Posts: 999	Can't you just open the csv file with ms excel and then input it into the database with an insert/update sql statement
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The Neoracle	RE: Extract Data From Csv? 19 Nov, 2002 - 07:30 AM Post #3
Check, check, 1, 2. Joined: 30 Mar, 2001 Posts: 4,069 Thanked: 1 times My Contributions	QUOTE(arniie @ Nov 19 2002, 06:09 AM) Can't you just open the csv file with ms excel and then input it into the database with an insert/update sql statement The file has 1000's of entries and I only need one collum, I'd rather only put those in the correct table than have to put the whole thing in and select out a row and put that row where I need it. Plus I want to figure out how to do this.
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arniie	RE: Extract Data From Csv? 19 Nov, 2002 - 08:13 AM Post #4
D.I.C Addict Joined: 8 Oct, 2002 Posts: 999	I'm not sure if its me not understanding what YOU mean or the other way round. Open the CSV file extract the data (colomn) you want make new csv file and upload that ?! No....
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The Neoracle	RE: Extract Data From Csv? 19 Nov, 2002 - 03:07 PM Post #5
Check, check, 1, 2. Joined: 30 Mar, 2001 Posts: 4,069 Thanked: 1 times My Contributions	It's not set up that way, every 4th line is the one I want, it's a weird CSV file.
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arniie	RE: Extract Data From Csv? 20 Nov, 2002 - 01:15 AM Post #6
D.I.C Addict Joined: 8 Oct, 2002 Posts: 999	I'm probably pissing you off with this 'excel' talk .... but if its every 4th line, you could use an excel formula/expression to extract every fourth line
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The Neoracle	RE: Extract Data From Csv? 20 Nov, 2002 - 12:21 PM Post #7
Check, check, 1, 2. Joined: 30 Mar, 2001 Posts: 4,069 Thanked: 1 times My Contributions	QUOTE(arniie @ Nov 20 2002, 06:15 AM) I'm probably pissing you off with this 'excel' talk .... but if its every 4th line, you could use an excel formula/expression to extract every fourth line Ok, and how would I do that. I have excel so I can open it in that but I have used it like twice in my H.S. typing class (6 years ago).
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fyrestorm	RE: Extract Data From Csv? 20 Nov, 2002 - 12:47 PM Post #8
D.I.C Lover Joined: 4 Apr, 2002 Posts: 3,103 Thanked: 2 times Dream Kudos: 228 My Contributions	ok, let me see if i can help, you don't want a column, you want every 4th row?
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arniie	RE: Extract Data From Csv? 20 Nov, 2002 - 12:51 PM Post #9
D.I.C Addict Joined: 8 Oct, 2002 Posts: 999	fyrestorm: yes he does RDS: do you know anything about macro's?
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fyrestorm	RE: Extract Data From Csv? 20 Nov, 2002 - 01:08 PM Post #10
D.I.C Lover Joined: 4 Apr, 2002 Posts: 3,103 Thanked: 2 times Dream Kudos: 228 My Contributions	there's got to be something common in those every 4th row, and if that's the case you can do a sort then just cut and paste that data into a new workbook, save as a csv and then import it into phpmyadmin
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The Neoracle	RE: Extract Data From Csv? 21 Nov, 2002 - 02:01 PM Post #11
Check, check, 1, 2. Joined: 30 Mar, 2001 Posts: 4,069 Thanked: 1 times My Contributions	QUOTE(fyrestorm @ Nov 20 2002, 06:08 PM) there's got to be something common in those every 4th row, and if that's the case you can do a sort then just cut and paste that data into a new workbook, save as a csv and then import it into phpmyadmin I'm gonna work on this way.
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fyrestorm	RE: Extract Data From Csv? 21 Nov, 2002 - 02:33 PM Post #12
D.I.C Lover Joined: 4 Apr, 2002 Posts: 3,103 Thanked: 2 times Dream Kudos: 228 My Contributions	let me know if you need any help, i'm good at this sort of stuff
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