How to make test data from large sets of data? -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: How to make test data from large sets of data?
From: Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:56:56 -0500
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How to make test data from large sets of data?

How have you guys made test data from large sets of data? I am looking at about 30 files, some with many millions of records in them. Is it an easy process, in your experience?

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Re: How to make test data from large sets of data? , Carel Teijgeler
Re: How to make test data from large sets of data? , David Gibbs
Re: How to make test data from large sets of data? , Martin Rowe
Re: How to make test data from large sets of data? , PaulMmn

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