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ColdWhiteMilk
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I have a text file that is a single primary key field.

I want to somehow import this file into my WebFOCUS query to then join to an existing master file or hold file.

I'm hoping to either copy/paste the records in the text file as a single string that becomes the where clause, or use it as some sort of where/join (where ID is in the text file).

Is something like this possible with WebFOCUS, and if so, what keywords should I be searching the IBI documentation for?

Thank you.

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Francis Mariani
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The file should be located somewhere WebFOCUS can access. Then you FILEDEF it. Then you use it in a WHERE IN FILE statement. In this example, the file is located in one of the application folders:

FILEDEF PRIMARY1 DISK baseapp/primary1.txt
-RUN

TABLE FILE ____
PRINT *
WHERE PRIMARY_KEY_COL IN FILE PRIMARY1
END
-RUN


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create a master file, use dataset attribute to refer to the text file and then use it in JOIN.


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Tony A
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If the number of records is less than 1000 then it is more efficient against a SQL source to use the syntax suggested by Francis as it will be used within an IN statement in your SQL (depending upon how you code it maybe).

I would definitely NOT use it in a join (parent OR child) whilst it was a flat file.

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ColdWhiteMilk
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The file will end up with less than 1000 rows. Most likely less than 500 rows.


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Ramkumar - Webfous
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Make it a CSV or Excel.. Upload it using "Upload File" option in synonym/Master Files folder. Then use it in your code. 500 to 1000 rows, this would work perfectly.

Thanks, Ram.


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ColdWhiteMilk
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The solution from Francis appears to be working.

Thank you for your help!


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