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[Jake McGraw]

Thanks for the tips, my query :-P was not made after giving the problem a
real try, I thought the solution would be presented in the second post.

- jake

On Dec 3, 2007 5:01 PM, John Zabroski <johnzabroski at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Ken already replied to this, however...
>
> There is a trick to figuring it out that is really
> lazy, and doesn't involve scanning with your eyes but
> scanning with the database itself.  Here's a quick
> hint: Ken formatted the data such that column by
> column there is a specific delimiter, a pipe ("|"),
> and row by row there is a specific delimiter, an
> endline.  That means it is trivial to parse it into
> insert statements on a database.
>
> Why not only follow along with Ken's tutorial, but
> create a database on your home computer and build the
> sample one table database.
>
> I won't say any more because it would be stealing
> Ken's thunder.
>
> --- Jake McGraw <jmcgraw1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Ken:
> >
> > I can already see that this will be a successful
> > series, even though I've
> > been working with databases for the past 5 years,
> > I'm always up for
> > reviewing the basics (this is especially important
> > for anyone who is self
> > taught).
> >
> > - jake
> >
> > ps What was incorrect with last weeks data?
> >
> > On Dec 3, 2007 8:10 AM, Kenneth Downs
> > <ken at secdat.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I've begun a blog series on database skills.  Last
> > week was the first
> > > post and this week is part 2.  Each Monday there
> > will be an entry on one
> > > very specific database concept, from the most
> > basic to the advanced.
> > >  Enjoy!
> > >
> > > URL:  http://database-programmer.blogspot.com
> > >
> > > --
> > > Kenneth Downs
> > > Secure Data Software, Inc.
> > > www.secdat.com    www.andromeda-project.org
> > > 631-689-7200   Fax: 631-689-0527
> > > cell: 631-379-0010
> > >
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