Re: SQL or not?

[Keith McCully <keithmccully@xxxxxxxxx>]

Or maybe:

insert into filea (fld1, fld2, fld3, fld4, fld5, 0, 0, ' ', CURRENT_DATE, '
')
select * from fileb where <...>

So fields 6 thru 10 get default values - they are not being used for this
process anyway.

Can't try as not connected to a box right now....


On 17 December 2012 21:36, Keith McCully <keithmccully@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> The fields come pre-defined and are not null-capable.
>
> Will Charles' suggestion:
>
> insert into filea (fld1, fld2, fld3, fld4, fld5)
> select * from fileb where <...>
>
> also load FileA fields 6 thru 10 with default values - including the date
> field?
>
> Thanks
>
> On 17 December 2012 21:31, Glenn Gundermann <ggundermann@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hi Keith,
> >
> > If the date is not null-capable, then I would set the data to 0001-01-01.
> >
> > Glenn Gundermann
> > Email: ggundermann@xxxxxx
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