import on bad data file
Fairlight
fairlite at fairlite.com
Thu Jul 24 11:11:30 PDT 2008
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> I have found a problem with an import on a file downloaded from fedex.
> Seems their system does not put an end of record marker on the last
> record in the file. I am using import ascii filename r=\n f=\n since I
> want the entire record as one field for my own parsing. The import is
> not getting the last record since the marker is missing.
>
> Anyone have this happen, or do fedex invoice downloads, or have an idea
> on how to make import get the last record?
echo >> fedex_file
...Then import as normal.
mark->
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