Ok firstly... convert to comma delimited... you may
want to use more than one word in a field some day.
Secondly, do you have a clear Key for the datafile...
do your normalization, and reorg.. setup of that
process to run once a day or whatever the schedule for
updates are.. with reporting so you know when you need
to manually solve a data exception.
Thirdly, if you run thing the right way .. ie. pick
the right tools and have the right processes set up ..
you should be able to just add the 100 or so lines to
the end of the file and start the DB maintenance cycle
for inclusion.
Perl is a good tool... But whatever your preference..
care needs to be taken with the planning and
organization of your database.
Rob
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