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Re: CTRL-M Problem

From: Oracle <all_about_oracle_at_hotpop.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 23:40:03 +0800
Message-ID: <000a01c4dd3c$343d37e0$bd8cd4da@SINARDY>


very cool

lemme add something if that is solaris text file use this command

dos2unix <input> <output>

> The following one liner will remove CR from a CR/LF pair.
> It does not require the literal ^M, as it uses whatever
> '/r' is defined as on the current platform.
>
> perl -pe "s/\r//g" -i.bak <filename>
>
>
> On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 01:34:18 -0500, Mark W. Farnham <mwf_at_rsiz.com> wrote:
> > Try replacing ^M^J with your tag.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org
> > [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org]On Behalf Of Wayne Bastow
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 10:11 PM
> > To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
> > Subject: CTRL-M Problem
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm moving some tables from Sybase to Oracle (9i). I can dump the data
> > out from Sybase into files using ~ as the field seperator and <CR> for
> > the record end. The problem I have is that some of the fields have ^M
> > in them. I have used sed to replace the ^M's with <br> html tag (The
> > data ends up in Oracle and is accessed using PHP via a browser). The
> > problem is that there is still a <CR> after the <br> tag meaning that
> > sqlldr has trouble loading these records. I have tried sed
> > s/^M$/\<br\>/g without luck. An example record which causes problems
> > looks like:
> >
> > 3~5HIAA 24 Hr Urine
> > ~U5HIAAT ~~St
> > Vincent's~Biochemistry ~Note UVOL
> > and pH on request form. Aliquot 100mls send refrigerated. Acid
> > bottles (30ml 60% HCl) required for collection.~Urine container is
> > available from Pathology Ext 3223. Please provide details of current
> > medications.^M
> > Dietary instructions: for at least 12 hours prior to and during
> > collection of 24 hour urine, avoid consuming the following - avocados,
> > bananas, pineapples, plums, tomatoes, nuts, chocolate, eggplant,
> > kiwifruit, figs, grapes. These foods contain chemicals which may
> > interfere with laboratory testing.~10 days~~WD ~E ~~7~~~~~~
> >
> > Using the above sed gives me ^M replaced by <br> but it still has the
> > <CR> in it meaning that sqlldr sees it as two lines.
> >
> > Anyone sorted this one out before?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Wayne
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> >
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> >
>
>
> --
> Jared Still
> Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist
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