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| extra characters while utl_file.get_line() [message #466876] |
Wed, 21 July 2010 10:00  |
rkhatiwala
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Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.1.0.6.0 - 64bit Production
PL/SQL Release 11.1.0.6.0 - Production
"CORE 11.1.0.6.0 Production"
hi,
i am trying to read the file, for which i m using the following:
l_utlfile_hdr := utl_file.fopen(p_dir,'header_evnt.txt', 'R');
utl_file.get_line(l_utlfile_hdr, l_hdr_evnt);
it gets these three characters at the start of the line
l_hdr_evnt = 
So i saved header_evnt.txt as UTF-8, and used utl_file.fopen_nchar,
utl_file.get_line_nchar,
which got rid of first two characters, but still has ¿. How to get rid of that?
Thank you very much.
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| Re: extra characters while utl_file.get_line() [message #466884 is a reply to message #466880] |
Wed, 21 July 2010 10:49  |
rkhatiwala
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Thans Michel.
I could find in one of the EXTENDED ASCII CODES, http://www.asciitable.com/
139 ï
175 »
168 ¿
And the line output is
l_hdr_evnt = Model Year,VIN,Assembly Plant [AAG],Body Style (NA VIN based),Claim Key,Condition Code,Country Repaired,Country Sold,Customer Comments,Customer Concern Code,Document Number,Engine [EN],FCC Authorization,FCC Bin Type,Fleet / Non-Fleet,GVW Class,Labor Cost,Labor Hours,Load Date,Material Cost,Mileage,Part Num Base (Causal)
As mentioned, if i save header_evnt.txt as UTF-8, and used utl_file.fopen_nchar,
utl_file.get_line_nchar,
it will get rid of first two characters, but still has ¿.
Thank you.
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| Re: extra characters while utl_file.get_line() [message #466901 is a reply to message #466888] |
Wed, 21 July 2010 11:53 |
rkhatiwala
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Here is the file opened in Hex Editor:
ef bb bf 4d 6f 64 65 6c 20 59 65 61 72 2c 56 49
4e 2c 41 73 73 65 6d 62 6c 79 20 50 6c 61 6e 74
20 5b 41 41 47 5d 2c 42 6f 64 79 20 53 74 79 6c
65 20 28 4e 41 20 56 49 4e 20 62 61 73 65 64 29
2c 43 6c 61 69 6d 20 4b 65 79 2c 43 6f 6e 64 69
74 69 6f 6e 20 43 6f 64 65 2c 43 6f 75 6e 74 72
79 20 52 65 70 61 69 72 65 64 2c 43 6f 75 6e 74
72 79 20 53 6f 6c 64 2c 43 75 73 74 6f 6d 65 72
20 43 6f 6d 6d 65 6e 74 73 2c 43 75 73 74 6f 6d
65 72 20 43 6f 6e 63 65 72 6e 20 43 6f 64 65 2c
44 6f 63 75 6d 65 6e 74 20 4e 75 6d 62 65 72 2c
45 6e 67 69 6e 65 20 5b 45 4e 5d 2c 46 43 43 20
41 75 74 68 6f 72 69 7a 61 74 69 6f 6e 2c 46 43
43 20 42 69 6e 20 54 79 70 65 2c 46 6c 65 65 74
20 2f 20 4e 6f 6e 2d 46 6c 65 65 74 2c 47 56 57
20 43 6c 61 73 73 2c 4c 61 62 6f 72 20 43 6f 73
74 2c 4c 61 62 6f 72 20 48 6f 75 72 73 2c 4c 6f
61 64 20 44 61 74 65 2c 4d 61 74 65 72 69 61 6c
20 43 6f 73 74 2c 4d 69 6c 65 61 67 65 2c 50 61
72 74 20 4e 75 6d 20 42 61 73 65 20 28 43 61 75
73 61 6c 29 2c 50 61 72 74 20 4e 75 6d 20 46 75
6c 6c 20 4f 42 20 28 52 65 70 6f 72 74 65 64 29
2c 50 61 72 74 20 4e 75 6d 20 50 72 65 66 69 78
20 28 43 61 75 73 61 6c 29 2c 50 61 72 74 20 4e
75 6d 20 53 75 66 66 69 78 20 28 43 61 75 73 61
6c 29 2c 50 72 6f 64 75 63 74 69 6f 6e 20 44 61
74 65 2c 51 42 20 53 75 62 20 47 72 6f 75 70 73
2c 52 65 70 61 69 72 20 44 61 74 65 2c 52 65 70
61 69 72 20 44 65 61 6c 65 72 20 43 6f 64 65 2c
52 65 70 61 69 72 20 4d 61 69 6e 74 65 6e 61 6e
63 65 20 44 61 74 65 2c 53 65 6c 6c 20 44 65 61
6c 65 72 20 43 6f 64 65 2c 54 65 63 68 6e 69 63
69 61 6e 20 43 6f 6d 6d 65 6e 74 73 2c 54 49 53
2c 54 6f 74 61 6c 20 43 6f 73 74 20 47 72 6f 73
73 2c 54 72 61 6e 73 6d 69 73 73 69 6f 6e 20 5b
54 52 5d 2c 56 65 68 69 63 6c 65 20 4c 69 6e 65
20 41 57 53 2c 56 65 68 69 63 6c 65 20 4d 61 69
6e 74 65 6e 61 6e 63 65 20 44 61 74 65 2c 56 46
47 2c 57 61 72 72 61 6e 74 79 20 53 74 61 72 74
20 44 61 74 65 2c 57 43 43 2c 52 65 67 69 6f 6e
20 52 65 70 61 69 72 65 64 2c 52 65 67 69 6f 6e
20 53 6f 6c 64 2c 50 61 72 74 20 4e 75 6d 20 42
61 73 65 20 28 52 65 70 6f 72 74 65 64 29 2c 50
61 72 74 20 51 75 61 6e 74 69 74 79 2c 45 78 74
65 6e 64 65 64 20 41 6d 6f 75 6e 74 2c 44 54 43
20 53 65 71 75 65 6e 63 65 20 4e 75 6d 62 65 72
2c 44 54 43 20 43 6f 64 65 2c 56 4f 43 20 2f 20
45 4f 43 2c 45 43 42 20 46 6c 61 67
Model Year,VIN,Assembly Plant [AAG],Body Style (NA VIN based),Claim Key,Condition Code,Country Repaired,Country Sold,Customer Comments,Customer Concern Code,Document Number,Engine [EN],FCC Authorization,FCC Bin Type,Fleet / Non-Fleet,GVW Class,Labor Cost,Labor Hours,Load Date,Material Cost,Mileage,Part Num Base (Causal),Part Num Full OB (Reported),Part Num Prefix (Causal),Part Num Suffix (Causal),Production Date,QB Sub Groups,Repair Date,Repair Dealer Code,Repair Maintenance Date,Sell Dealer Code,Technician Comments,TIS,Total Cost Gross,Transmission [TR],Vehicle Line AWS,Vehicle Maintenance Date,VFG,Warranty Start Date,WCC,Region Repaired,Region Sold,Part Num Base (Reported),Part Quantity,Extended Amount,DTC Sequence Number,DTC Code,VOC / EOC,ECB Flag
Thanks
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| Re: extra characters while utl_file.get_line() [message #467811 is a reply to message #467739] |
Tue, 27 July 2010 08:46 |
rkhatiwala
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Hi,
I can see that character only if i open the filein notepad. But If i try to copy from notepad and paste here, it is not showing that last character. thats why i did the printscreen, and save in paintbrush, and upload the file here.
I am getting an data file in .xls from one of the vendors, saving it as .csv, and then using UTL_FILE, update the data to one of the tables. So first i am comparing the first line, which is the header line, to the existing header file at my end, header.txt .
This is where it is giving me these characters.. i tried to delete the header file, and recreate it by
open the data file, delete all the rows except the first one, and save it as a header.txt.
but that also didnt work. header.txt still has that extra character. i have tried to open this in hex editor, edit plus, textpad.. but only is visible in the notepad.
Thanks.
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| Re: extra characters while utl_file.get_line() [message #467831 is a reply to message #467830] |
Tue, 27 July 2010 10:32 |
rkhatiwala
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Here you go. But that character is not visible in HEX editor.It is at the end of the line - after 'Prior Approval2'
51 42 2c 54 41 47 2c 50 41 2c 50 49 54 2c 51 42
2c 44 26 52 2c 45 6e 67 69 6e 65 65 72 2c 57 43
45 2c 53 75 70 70 6c 69 65 72 2c 57 49 2c 54 52
2c 43 68 61 72 67 65 62 61 63 6b 2c 4d 44 49 20
2d 20 44 4e 53 43 2c 44 69 73 70 2c 53 75 70 70
20 4e 61 6d 65 2c 43 6f 6d 70 6f 6e 65 6e 74 2c
49 73 73 75 65 2c 43 6f 6d 6d 65 6e 74 73 2c 52
65 76 69 65 77 65 72 2c 52 65 76 69 65 77 20 44
61 74 65 2c 4c 6f 63 61 74 69 6f 6e 2c 54 53 42
2f 53 53 4d 2c 4b 6e 6f 77 6e 2c 46 69 78 20 44
61 74 65 2c 42 53 41 51 2c 42 53 41 51 23 2c 45
4e 54 45 52 50 52 49 53 45 20 4c 4f 43 41 54 41
54 49 4f 4e 2c 47 52 49 44 20 4c 4f 43 41 54 49
4f 4e 2c 43 4f 56 45 52 20 54 59 50 45 2c 4d 44
49 3a 20 59 2f 4e 2c 44 45 46 45 43 54 20 43 69
72 63 6c 65 64 3a 20 59 2f 4e 2c 4c 65 61 74 68
65 72 20 6f 72 20 43 6c 6f 74 68 20 28 63 69 72
63 6c 65 20 31 29 2c 4c 65 61 74 68 65 72 2f 43
6c 6f 74 68 2f 56 69 6e 79 6c 20 28 63 69 72 63
6c 65 20 31 29 2c 42 55 49 4c 44 20 44 41 54 45
2c 50 72 65 66 69 78 2c 42 61 73 65 2c 53 75 66
66 69 78 2c 50 61 72 74 20 44 65 73 63 2c 4d 59
2c 56 65 68 69 63 6c 65 20 6c 69 6e 65 2c 56 49
4e 2c 4d 69 6c 65 61 67 65 2c 50 41 20 43 6f 64
65 2c 52 4f 2c 52 4f 20 44 61 74 65 2c 42 75 69
6c 64 20 44 61 74 65 2c 57 53 44 2c 43 43 43 2c
54 65 63 68 20 63 6f 6d 6d 65 6e 74 73 2c 43 75
73 74 6f 6d 65 72 20 63 6f 6d 6d 65 6e 74 73 2c
53 68 69 70 20 44 61 74 65 2c 54 61 67 20 49 73
73 75 65 20 44 61 74 65 2c 57 50 41 43 20 52 65
63 64 20 44 61 74 65 2c 50 61 72 74 20 41 6d 6f
75 6e 74 2c 4c 61 62 6f 72 20 41 6d 6f 75 6e 74
2c 52 65 70 61 69 72 20 41 6d 6f 75 6e 74 2c 53
75 70 70 6c 69 65 72 2c 52 65 71 75 65 73 74 23
2c 52 41 43 20 43 6f 64 65 2c 54 72 61 6e 73 61
63 74 69 6f 6e 20 43 6f 64 65 2c 50 72 69 6f 72
20 41 70 70 72 6f 76 61 6c 31 2c 50 72 69 6f 72
20 41 70 70 72 6f 76 61 6c 32
QB,TAG,PA,PIT,QB,D&R,Engineer,WCE,Supplier,WI,TR,Chargeback,MDI - DNSC,Disp,Supp Name,Component,Issue,Comments,Reviewer,Review Date,Location,TSB/SSM,Known,Fix Date,BSAQ,BSAQ#,ENTERPRISE LOCATATION,GRID LOCATION,COVER TYPE,MDI: Y/N,DEFECT Circled: Y/N,Leather or Cloth (circle 1),Leather/Cloth/Vinyl (circle 1),BUILD DATE,Prefix,Base,Suffix,Part Desc,MY,Vehicle line,VIN,Mileage,PA Code,RO,RO Date,Build Date,WSD,CCC,Tech comments,Customer comments,Ship Date,Tag Issue Date,WPAC Recd Date,Part Amount,Labor Amount,Repair Amount,Supplier,Request#,RAC Code,Transaction Code,Prior Approval1,Prior Approval2
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| Re: extra characters while utl_file.get_line() [message #467839 is a reply to message #467835] |
Tue, 27 July 2010 11:04 |
rkhatiwala
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I don't see in the header.txt file, but when i compare this header line in header.txt to the header line of the data , it is showing.. and i am outputting both these in two different files, just to check the difference, that's where i found that this is the difference.
I will upload the .txt file, in which you can see that character.
And because of this character, my files don't come as identical, and the procedure quits.
Like,
if file1 = file2 then
do this.....
end if;
Thanks
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