I tried to import a .txt file coming from AS/400 into Access 2000 database. The sample data on the import wizard showed ??? +++ and other strange characters. For test purpose, I FTPed another .txt from AS/400 and imported into Access 2000 databse, it worked fine. And I had no problem importing any other txt files into Access 2000 on my PC. Any idea? Thanks a bunch in advance.
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IMPORT .TXT FILE SHOWS STRANGE CHARACTER???
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Make sure the file you're exporting from the AS/400 doesn't have any packed decimal, floating point, or binary fields in it, no DBCS data, and that all text fields have readable characters on the AS/400.
Check that the FTP parameters for this file specified conversion to ASCII.
If that doesn't help, open the downloaded .txt file in Notepad and see if anything looks funny.
Rick Sprague
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Check that the FTP parameters for this file specified conversion to ASCII.
If that doesn't help, open the downloaded .txt file in Notepad and see if anything looks funny.
Rick Sprague
Want the best answers? See faq181-2886
To write a program from scratch, first create the universe. - Paraphrased from Albert Einstein
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