IFILE_IN--Converting a Data File to an INGRES Table

Binary Files

Methods for copying data in binary files are documented in:

    $ HELP INGRES HOW_TO_LOAD_FILES

ASCII files

The utility IFILE_IN can be used to convert simple ASCII data files into INGRES tables. The format of the file must be as follows:

row 1	list of column names
row 2	list of INGRES formats
row 3 to 2+n	n columns of data

for example,

SHOT	TE	PNB	TYPE
I4	F4	F4	C20
32003	1.92	12.66	good
32115	2.11	13.00	bad
.	.	.
.	.	.
.	.	.
32937	2.60	10.92	nice

Type $ IFILE_IN and follow the instructions.