Re: MS Access quirky import

2011-09-09 Thread Ted Roche
On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 1:12 PM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) wrote: > On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 11:58 AM, Ted Roche wrote: > >> Or X-Files. Mulder: "If coincidences are just coincidences, why do >> they feel so contrived?" > > Sorry, my cultural literacy ends at about 1982. > S'okay, my relevance dried

Re: MS Access quirky import

2011-09-09 Thread Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox)
On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 11:58 AM, Ted Roche wrote: > Or X-Files. Mulder: "If coincidences are just coincidences, why do > they feel so contrived?" Sorry, my cultural literacy ends at about 1982. ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maint

Re: MS Access quirky import

2011-09-09 Thread Ted Roche
On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 12:04 PM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) wrote: >>> We're all bozos on this bus. - Frank Zappa >> >> You mean "Firesign Theater" -- Ow. I do. > Very strangely, out of about 6,000 songs on my phone, Zappa's "Nite > Owl" popped on right after I pressed "Send." (Listening, as almos

Re: MS Access quirky import

2011-09-09 Thread Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox)
On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox) wrote: > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:04 PM, Ted Roche wrote: >> We're all bozos on this bus. - Frank Zappa > > You mean "Firesign Theater" -- Very strangely, out of about 6,000 songs on my phone, Zappa's "Nite Owl" popped on right after I pr

Re: MS Access quirky import

2011-09-09 Thread Ken Kixmoeller (ProFox)
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:04 PM, Ted Roche wrote: > We're all bozos on this bus. - Frank Zappa You mean "Firesign Theater" -- ___ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of t

Re: MS Access quirky import

2011-09-08 Thread Lew Schwartz
ilto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] >> On Behalf Of Lew Schwartz >> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 4:30 PM >> To: profoxt...@leafe.com >> Subject: Re: MS Access quirky import >> >> I thought everything else was quirky and Fox was normal. It seems that >>

Re: MS Access quirky import

2011-09-08 Thread Ted Roche
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Lew Schwartz wrote: > I thought everything else was quirky and Fox was normal. Fox was Dr. Dave's best approximation of what Wayne Ratliff's second attempt at a database language should be. There's hardly another DBMS with phantom records, negative RECNO()'s, DEL

RE: MS Access quirky import

2011-09-08 Thread Jarvis, Matthew
> -Original Message- > From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] > On Behalf Of Lew Schwartz > Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 4:30 PM > To: profoxt...@leafe.com > Subject: Re: MS Access quirky import > > I thought everything els

Re: MS Access quirky import

2011-09-08 Thread Lew Schwartz
I thought everything else was quirky and Fox was normal. It seems that Access distinguishes between a column definition and the data that in it, ie a col c, 5 will have a data width of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 depending on what, if anything is in it. How do they create compound keys where col widths &

Re: MS Access quirky import

2011-09-07 Thread Ted Roche
Lew: Perhaps some suggestions at: http://www.techrepublic.com/article/10-tricks-for-handling-null-values-in-microsoft-access/6125114 On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 6:29 PM, Lew Schwartz wrote: > I generate some dbf's and xml's for one of my endusers to import. > Unfortunately, this is an MS Access (onl

Re: MS Access quirky import

2011-09-06 Thread Lew Schwartz
That's it is a nutshell! On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 6:52 PM, Jarvis, Matthew wrote: >> -Original Message- >> From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com > [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] >> On Behalf Of Lew Schwartz >> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 3:30 PM >> To: profoxt...@leafe.com >> Subj

RE: MS Access quirky import

2011-09-06 Thread Jarvis, Matthew
> -Original Message- > From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] > On Behalf Of Lew Schwartz > Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 3:30 PM > To: profoxt...@leafe.com > Subject: MS Access quirky import > > I generate some dbf's and xml's for one of my endusers t

Re: MS Access quirky import

2011-09-06 Thread Lew Schwartz
Here's what I found: About Access-L English (USA) This is an open forum to meet other people with and without disabilities who are interested in matters relating to accessibility, ableism, ability/disability. You are invited to join others who are committed to creating a faith community in which

Re: MS Access quirky import

2011-09-06 Thread lucycard
Try posting this question on the Access-L list. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -Original Message- From: Lew Schwartz Sender: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2011 18:29:48 To: Reply-To: profox@leafe.com Subject: MS Access quirky import I generate some dbf's and xml's fo