Convert Each Record in Database File to Fixed-Width Text Fil
I need to read through the database file and convert each record into a fixed-width text file, with the value of the key field as part of the file name. (For example if the value in the key field is 'ABCD' then the text file would be named 'conf-ABCD.txt.)
Once a record has been converted, it can be deleted from the database file. Once all the records are converted, they will be ftp-ed to the website.
The database file can contain zero or more records, depending on how many orders have been shipped since the last time the project was run.
What is the best way to handle this? Does anyone have an example project that does something similar that they'd be willing to share?
Thanks!
Janell Haskins
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Knit-Rite, Inc.
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A pseudo-code option to this would be something like the following:
CreateWorkSpace
SQL-Read Database to create Rowset (Data)
For-Each ${Data}
SetVar ToFile = ${ Concat( 'Conf-', Data[x], '.txt') }
WriteFixedWidth WorkSpace/${ToFile}
(Data field definitions attached)
SQL-Delete from Database where ConfCode = ${Data[x]}
EndFor
Create File List - WorkSpace/*.txt (MyFileList)
FTP Target Server
Put-${MyFileList}
DeleteWorkSpace
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