Fetching data from a Flat file in SQL Server2000

Posted - 11/03/2006 : 08:00:37 AM
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Hi,
I am new to SQL Server 2000.
I have to write a stored procedure that fetches some of the fields from
two flat files.
Here is my requirement...
There is a flat file by name "File1", Here i have to Fetch all the
Document ids (first 20 characters) from this file.
Then join this file using trim(Document id) with the below file's
Document id (column 17 to 28) to get the following fields:
"File2" - fetch the following fields (by position)
Memberid (column 899 to 908)
Received Date (column 35 to 42)
Verifier (column 51 to 55)
Join the above result set with the following
condition(Enrollkeys.carriermemid = ResultSet.Memberid) to get the
following fields:
(where result set is the result obtained by joining the flat files)
Sent (loistatus.loisentdate)
Unit (eligibilityorg.univid)
where Enrollkeys, loistatus, eligibilityorg are the tables in the
datase..
Actually I solved this issue using DTS package, but my DBA is not
allowing me to use DTS package.
He is telling me to Try using Stored Procedure to access the flat files
and getting the values.
And also I should not Use any execute or DDL statement inside the
Stored procedure.
So how can i proceed..
Please reply ASAP..One solution is that you can use openrowset for accessing directly the flat
file in your select query itself.
Amarnath
"Praveen" wrote:
> Posted - 11/03/2006 : 08:00:37 AM
>
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> Hi,
> I am new to SQL Server 2000.
> I have to write a stored procedure that fetches some of the fields from
> two flat files.
> Here is my requirement...
> There is a flat file by name "File1", Here i have to Fetch all the
> Document ids (first 20 characters) from this file.
> Then join this file using trim(Document id) with the below file's
> Document id (column 17 to 28) to get the following fields:
> "File2" - fetch the following fields (by position)
> Memberid (column 899 to 908)
> Received Date (column 35 to 42)
> Verifier (column 51 to 55)
> Join the above result set with the following
> condition(Enrollkeys.carriermemid = ResultSet.Memberid) to get the
> following fields:
> (where result set is the result obtained by joining the flat files)
> Sent (loistatus.loisentdate)
> Unit (eligibilityorg.univid)
> where Enrollkeys, loistatus, eligibilityorg are the tables in the
> datase..
> Actually I solved this issue using DTS package, but my DBA is not
> allowing me to use DTS package.
> He is telling me to Try using Stored Procedure to access the flat files
> and getting the values.
> And also I should not Use any execute or DDL statement inside the
> Stored procedure.
> So how can i proceed..
> Please reply ASAP..
>