Re: Need to create a view over a physical file - but I don't want to

Subject: Re: Need to create a view over a physical file - but I don't want to - but I have to
From: CRPence <CRPbottle@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 07 May 2010 14:01:29 -0500
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Be aware that like with so many other examples of undescribed "flat file" character data being converted into packed binary coded decimal, that article does not handle all of the supported sign nibbles; several on this list, and same thing here:
http://www.itjungle.com/fhg/fhg011905-story02.html

Regards, Chuck

Alan Shore wrote:

Since I sent this e-mail (and if anyone is interested) I found
the following article on the web
'Accessing Packed Data in "Flat" Files' by Kevin Forsythe

http://www.mcpressonline.com/tips-techniques/sql/techtip-accessing-packed-data-in-flat-files.html

that looks promising

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Re: Need to create a view over a physical file - but I don't want to - but I have to