Archive for the ‘DBMS’ Category

Open Tables Directly

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Using this method you don’t need to have a INT file but the FD is still needed.

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Running Flex2SQL for Oracle in a HP-UX

Monday, February 25th, 2008

To run Flex2SQL for Oracle in a HP-UX,  set the environment variables below:

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Rights for an Oracle User to Migrate With Flex2SQL

Monday, February 25th, 2008
These are three user rights an Oracle user needs in order to migrate data with the Flex2SQL migration tool. They are as follows:
  • CONNECT
  • RESOURCE
  • DBA

Preserving Recnum During Migration

Monday, February 25th, 2008

The Use Regular Save During Migration (SQL Server only) means that when it is checked, SQL puts recnum in sequence on backend which meaning they won’t match the sequence from DataFlex. If the option is on, then the recnum will follow the DataFlex sequence on the backend. When this option is on, the migration takes longer. Flex2SQL contains facilities for high-speed data migration, including generating SQL*Loader scripts and text files for Oracle and bulk copying of data to MS SQL Server, making it easier to transfer very large databases with both drivers. The SQL scripts enable you to create tables and indexes outside the tool. The high-speed data migration is the default option.

How to use Triggers in With Flex2SQL Drivers

Monday, February 25th, 2008

The following is a simple program which inserts records on ITEM table and the HEADER.TOTAL field is updated automatically:

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