Re: Importing files > 2GB

Author: Michael Madigan

Posted: 2012-02-22 at 00:34:24

That's how I would do it, cut it in half or in quarters.   

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Subject: Re: Importing files > 2GB

On 2/21/2012 8:07 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote:

> What do you do when you have to import a text file that equates to a

> cursor/table too big (beyond 2GB)?  I'm using MySQL's import which is

> fine for such huge beasts, but the import isn't liking some of the field

> formats (related to my last post but not exactly that) and so I was

> going to use VFP as the intermediary to massage/fix the data, then put

> it into the MySQL table.

>

> Ideas?  tia,

> --Mike

>

> (VFP9SP2)

>

I know I could physically cut the file in half (or more pieces) and

import that way then insert the parts to the final MySQL table, but I

wondered if anyone had other ideas?

tia,

--Mike

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Mike Babcock, MCP

MB Software Solutions, LLC

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