[ale] CSV file parser or alternative

[james.sumners at gmail.com (James Sumners)]

Why not use Calc to directly add them to the database?

On 8/4/06, Jim Seymour <bluejay at speedfactory.net> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am looking for a way to pull certain row/column values from a csv file
> to save in a text file that I can load into MySQL. I have not seen a
> direct way using MySQL to pull the data and load into the correct
> columns. The file is 15 lines long and is in this format;
>
> "ABIAX",20.63,"2006-08-03","6:00pm",-0.09,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A
> "ACEIX",8.78,"2006-08-03","6:00pm",-0.03,N/A,N/A,N/A,N/A
> etc.....
>
> Basically I need to pull the date value one time and then the fund
> values in series after that and create a text file that can be loaded
> into MySQL through the "LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE" command. I understand
> there is a commercial product that can do this. I am looking for a
> "free" method for my Debian Etch box. Ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Jim Seymour <bluejay at speedfactory.net>
>
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