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w1102157
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Posted - 08/01/2012 :  14:32:15  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
HI guys

Is there any way i can important data from a flat file and keep the order of the data the same?

The order of the data is odd but i need this order to stay the same in the sql table.

is there any way?

webfred
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Posted - 08/01/2012 :  14:34:00  Show Profile  Visit webfred's Homepage  Reply with Quote
There is never a reliable order of rows in a table. To get rows in a needed order you have to use ORDER BY in your select statement.

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visakh16
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Posted - 08/01/2012 :  14:34:30  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
yep...you can . just add an identity column in sql table

and you can retrieve it in order you inserted based on identity value generated

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w1102157
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Posted - 08/01/2012 :  14:35:11  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
i cant do that it wont work fro example i import data from a pipe file and the id order is
3
5
7
1
2
6

i need the table to keep it this way :(
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w1102157
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Posted - 08/01/2012 :  14:35:49  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
visakh how can i do this?
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visakh16
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Posted - 08/01/2012 :  16:11:24  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by w1102157

visakh how can i do this?


as i suggested dump data onto table with additional identity column and then while retrieving use

ORDER BY ID

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