DOWNLOADING DATA WHICH IS TOO BIG FOR EXCEL

[CST]

Trying to download data from our old system to import into our new.

The data files are too big to be viewed in Excell, does anyonw know of any other software that will cope. We have looked at File Maker but this won't import straight from our old system it needs to be in Excell or something equivilant. [sig][/sig]

 

[kathryn]

Have you tried importing into Access? Access can import most any delimited data. What is the format of your data? [sig]<p>Kathryn<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br> [/sig]

 

[CST]

Thanks Kathryn,

The problem is not with the format, it's with the number of records the package can view. Excell and Access are limited and cannot view as many as we need.
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[kathryn]

If Access can't handle it, you must be talking millions of records. The next step up for you then is SQL Server. You can order an eval copy at

http://www.microsoft.com/sql/productinfo/sql2kordOLD.htm

Hope that helps. [sig]<p>Kathryn<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br> [/sig]