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Titleis it possible to generate a generic schema for undefined text files?
URL Nameis-it-possible-to-generate-a-generic-schema-mapping-the-column-data-types-to-char-varchar
Article Number000192967
EnvironmentProduct: Connect for ODBC Text
Version: 7.1
OS: All supported platforms
Database: Text
Application: All supported applications
Question/Problem Description
When a large schema is used, generating the QETXT.ini is cumbersome and the user has to manually enter all the entries to be able to run the queries. 
Is possible to generate a generic schema mapping the column data types to char / varchar?
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On Windows, the driver provides the option of defining the structure of an existing file.

To define the structure of a file:
  1. Display the ODBC Text Driver Setup dialog box through the ODBC Administrator. Click the Advanced tab; then, click Define to display the Define File dialog box.
  2. Select the correct file and click Open to display the Define Table dialog box.
  3. If you specified a comma-separated, tab-separated, or character-separated type in the Table Type field, the Guess/Parse button displays Guess. Click Guess to have the driver guess at the column names and display them in the list box of the Column Information pane. If you specified a fixed-length or stream type in the Table Type field, the Guess/Parse button displays Parse. Click Parse to have the driver display the Parse Table dialog box and define the table columns.
  4. If you do not want the driver to guess or parse, enter values in the following fields to define each column. Click Add to add the column name to the Column Information box.
  5. To modify an existing column definition, select the column name in the Column Information box. Modify the values for that column name; then, click Modify.
  6. To delete an existing column definition, select a column name in the Column Information box and click Remove.
  7. Click OK to define the table.
On Unix/Linux, this option is not available. It was determined that the Progress Product is functioning as designed.

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Last Modified Date11/20/2020 7:20 AM
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