Re: Upgrade question

From: Steve Lenaghan <lenaghan_at_mts.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 17:56:31 -0600
Message-ID: <PgSld.8051$wj7.35400@news1.mts.net>

OK, will try that, new server not installed yet so we're still in planning mode.

Thanks

Steve L.

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Jim Kennedy wrote:

> "Steve Lenaghan" <lenaghan_at_mts.net> wrote in message
> news:5xMld.7943$wj7.34528_at_news1.mts.net...
>

>>I always top post, I hate scrolling to the bottom of long posts trying
>>to read an answer.
>>
>>The files were created in various versions of MS products.
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>DA Morgan wrote:
>>
>>>Steve Lenaghan wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>OK I have a lot of files in my server that all end in .dbf
>>>>
>>>>Dave wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>1. Please do not top post.
>>>
>>>2. The file extension is irrelevant. To help we must know the
>>>name of the application that created them and the version.
>>>
>>>Unless you have the original application chances are the answer
>>>is going to be "No".

>
>
> Why not try opening them in a tool like Access or Excel as a Dbase file and
> export the data to a csv. Write a control file and import into Oracle via
> the sqlLoader program. Or use Google to look up the answer (eg dbf2ora,
> toop me under 30 seconds to find some hits, and source code.)
>
> Jim
>
>
Received on Sun Nov 14 2004 - 17:56:31 CST