[Babase] Re: importing data

Karl O. Pinc kop at meme.com
Mon Jun 26 15:54:59 EDT 2006


On 06/26/2006 12:00:12 PM, Leah Gerber wrote:
> Hi Karl,
> 
> Do we still need to go directly through papio to import data tables  
> into the new system. I see the import button but have not been able  
> to get it to work. Do you suggest not even bothering with an easy  
> method? I was hoping we could use the import button so I could get  
> Jasmine to do some work for me without teaching her the unix system.  
> If we use the *copy* command does the file need to be on papio?

The way to get the import to work is to have each cell in the first row
of the file you are importing contain the name of its column.
If you're still having problems after trying that give me a call.

Yes, if you use the "copy" command the file needs to be on papio.

Karl <kop at meme.com>
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