RE: EDS Database import seems to skip a field
- Posted by Matt Lewis <matthewwalkerlewis at yahoo.com> Oct 22, 2003
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I'll look into this for you. (Sorry for the delay, but I've been out of town and away from my keyboard.) Matt Lewis Ron Austin wrote: > > > =0D > =0D > -------Original Message-------=0D > =0D > From: EUforum at topica.com=0D > Subject: EDS Database import seems to skip a field=0D > Hmmm. Seems that I might have sent a blank e-mail.=0D > =0D > On another computer I wrote a basic program that output the contents of > a > file in tab-delimited order. =0D > The file contained an alpha numeric key and 4 alpha fields. I didn't > enclose anything in quotes.=0D > I used edp.exw to create a database and import the file. After it was > imported I looked at the table =0D > using edb.exw. Under KEY was my key. Under DATA1 was my key > (again).=20 > Under DATA3 was =0D > my first field, DATA4 had the 2nd field and likwise up to DATA7 which > had m= > y > field 5.=0D > =0D > Why is my key showing up both under KEY and DATA1. What happened to > DATA2?= > =0D > =0D > When asked if I wanted o create a primary key I said no. I also said no > when it asked if I wanted to create and eusql database.=0D > =20 >