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How to define Field object for GetChunk method
Hi folks I'm attempting to extract some text from a BLOB file in Excel using VBA using the GetChunk method. According to the Microsoft help file, GetChunk is used as follows: Set variable = recordset ! field.GetChunk (offset, numbytes) I understand all of this except for the "recordset ...- Doogster
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- Forum: VBA Visual Basic for Applications (Microsoft)
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Reposted - How to extract specific text from BLOB file
Hi folks I posted this yesterday in the VBA Forum, but overnight it vanished. I got a notification that MiggyD had responded to it, but as the thread was deleted, I couldn't see the response..... Anyway, here's the original thread (let's hope it too doesn't vanish): I have several large BLOB...- Doogster
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- Forum: VBA Visual Basic for Applications (Microsoft)
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How to extract specific text from a BLOB file
Hi folks I have several large BLOB files from a Uniface application which contain text and junk characters. I need to extract certain pieces of text from the BLOB file. Is this possible using VBA using either Excel or Access (versions 2003)? Here is a small portion of one BLOB file...- Doogster
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- Forum: Visual Basic (Classic)
