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How tro remove unwanted characters from a flat file [message #524564] Sat, 24 September 2011 15:48 Go to next message
Roadies99
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I have been provided with a flat file from Hyperion-Essbase, which requires to be loaded to the oracle database.

Location:
The file is located on the Unix machine.

Issue:
The file that has been provided contains not required values Mi#.

Requirement:
1 Is there any command in Unix available that would remove Mi# and replace it with NULL.
2 Is there any command in Unix available that would remove Mi# and replace it with 0.
Re: How tro remove unwanted characters from a flat file [message #524568 is a reply to message #524564] Sat, 24 September 2011 16:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
BlackSwan
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Please clarify, what do you mean by "Mi#"?

Can this file be mapped as External Table?

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Re: How tro remove unwanted characters from a flat file [message #524582 is a reply to message #524568] Sun, 25 September 2011 00:46 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Michel Cadot
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Quote:
1 Is there any command in Unix available that would remove Mi# and replace it with NULL.

sed -e 's/Mi#//g' t1 >t2


Quote:
Is there any command in Unix available that would remove Mi# and replace it with 0.

sed -e 's/Mi#/0/g' t1 >t2


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Michel

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Re: How tro remove unwanted characters from a flat file [message #524798 is a reply to message #524582] Mon, 26 September 2011 15:42 Go to previous message
Roadies99
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Thanks.
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