More info about portable subfile conversion.... the customer is on a REALLY old version of PH.

Edis, Bob BEdis@usbnc.org
Thu, 30 May 2002 14:32:41 -0500


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G'day Sal
 
6.10E, ahh, a good vintage.  A Viz to Oracle conversion?  A lot of that
going on but a bad investment.
 
Write the data to CSV ASCII files and use the Oracle DataLoader to put the
data in the tables.  This would work with the portable subfiles too if you
know the record layouts.  This requires a bit of upfront work in defining
the record layouts to DataLoader but once ready it is really fast.
 
Blue

-----Original Message-----
From: Sal Emma [mailto:semma@sysinc.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 2:29 PM
To: powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
Subject: More info about portable subfile conversion.... the customer is on
a REALLY old version of PH.


Roll out the wayback machine, and dust it off this is a puzzler....
 
The customer is on version (gulp) 6.10E on a microvax.  No chance of
upgrading.   No TCPIP available either, so I can't even think about using an
ODBC driver to read the RMS files.  The only way I can connect to the 
machine is through RLAT. (Reflections LAT)  I can transfer the files off at
high speed like FTP. 
 
I need to transfer the data into Oracle....  I can't use QTP to go directly
to Oracle because the version of PH doesn't support Oracle.   I think my
only alternative is to get the data to portable subfiles.  
I have the schema already built in Oracle, though.    
 
The customer was running a legacy ERP system called Visibility.  They want
to get their history data into Oracle so that it can live on forever and
ever!  From what I understand, Visibility used portable subfiles and their
own scripts to pump the data into Oracle.    Any takers?
 
Thanks,
Sal Emma
 
 
 


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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=375512819-30052002>G'day 
Sal</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN 
class=375512819-30052002></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=375512819-30052002>6.10E, 
ahh, a good vintage.&nbsp; A Viz to Oracle conversion?&nbsp; A lot of that going 
on but a bad investment.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN 
class=375512819-30052002></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=375512819-30052002>Write 
the data to CSV ASCII files and use the Oracle DataLoader to put the data in the 
tables.&nbsp; This would work with the portable subfiles too if you know the 
record layouts.&nbsp; This requires a bit of upfront work in defining the record 
layouts to DataLoader but once ready it is really fast.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN 
class=375512819-30052002></SPAN></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN 
class=375512819-30052002>Blue</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma 
  size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Sal Emma 
  [mailto:semma@sysinc.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 30, 2002 2:29 
  PM<BR><B>To:</B> powerh-l@lists.swau.edu<BR><B>Subject:</B> More info about 
  portable subfile conversion.... the customer is on a REALLY old version of 
  PH.<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=306191319-30052002><FONT face=Arial size=2>Roll out the 
  wayback machine, and dust it off this is a puzzler....</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=306191319-30052002><FONT face=Arial 
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=306191319-30052002><FONT face=Arial size=2>The customer is on 
  version (gulp) 6.10E on a microvax.&nbsp;&nbsp;No chance of upgrading.&nbsp; 
  &nbsp;No TCPIP available either, so I can't even think about using an ODBC 
  driver to read the RMS files.&nbsp; </FONT></SPAN><SPAN 
  class=306191319-30052002><FONT face=Arial size=2>The only way I can connect to 
  the </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=306191319-30052002><FONT face=Arial size=2>machine is through 
  RLAT. (Reflections LAT)&nbsp; I can&nbsp;transfer the files off at high speed 
  like FTP.&nbsp;</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=306191319-30052002><FONT face=Arial 
  size=2></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=306191319-30052002><FONT face=Arial 
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=306191319-30052002><FONT face=Arial size=2>I need to transfer 
  the data into Oracle....&nbsp; I can't use QTP to go directly to Oracle 
  because the version of PH doesn't support Oracle.&nbsp;&nbsp; I think my only 
  alternative is to get the data to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN 
  class=306191319-30052002><FONT face=Arial size=2>&nbsp;portable 
  subfiles.&nbsp; </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=306191319-30052002><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have the schema 
  already </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=306191319-30052002><FONT face=Arial 
  size=2>built in Oracle, though.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=306191319-30052002><FONT face=Arial 
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=306191319-30052002><FONT face=Arial size=2>The customer was 
  running a legacy ERP system called Visibility.&nbsp; They want to get their 
  history&nbsp;data into Oracle so that it can live on forever and ever!&nbsp; 
  From what I understand, Visibility used portable subfiles and their own 
  scripts to pump the data into Oracle.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Any 
  takers?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=306191319-30052002><FONT face=Arial 
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=306191319-30052002><FONT face=Arial 
  size=2>Thanks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=306191319-30052002><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sal 
  Emma</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><SPAN class=306191319-30052002><FONT face=Arial 
  size=2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
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