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Automating text file combination

Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2002 11:29 am
by differentfish
I have a number of files (txt/csv) I need to automatically combine (into 1 csv file) every hour. Can anybody recommend the best way of doing this?

Many thanks in advance.

Combine them....

Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2002 3:09 pm
by mindmeddler2002
Suggestion...


This is a bit simple...
Use meta tags to update a page ever hour...

Since meta tags are in secounds that would be 3600 secounds, I think or 36000.

You do that math, i am tired.

Anyways, then keep the page open in a browser, everytime the page is loaded, have it run a block of code that does what u need.

This is if time is the problem...

Also some servers, let you set automated scripts to run.

If the timeing is not the problem.

Then I can't really help, its been to long, i am out of the loop....

One problem with the meta tag soulotion... I dont think it will even start counting down untill the block of code is finished... Not sure though...

Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2002 3:21 pm
by volka
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