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Resource Import Data Filter and Concatenating fields in Connector Solution 7

Created: 03 Aug 2010 | 4 comments
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Dear All,

I am importing from an Excel Spreadsheet where there is a "DELETED" field and I need to filter out these records. If I put in:

[DELETED] <> 'DELETE'

then I only get records where the field has something in it (and it is not "DELETED"), rather than all records where the field is not "DELETED". I guess that there is a problem with NULLS? How can I get it to do what I want it to do?

Also, in the same spreadsheet, I have Address1, Address2, Address3 fields, but just 1 Address field in the Dataclass. How do I use an Expression to append the three Addresses?

I have tried:

NULLIF([Address1], '') + CHAR(13) + CHAR(10) + NULLIF([Address2], '') + CHAR(13) + CHAR(10) + NULLIF([Address3], '')

And I have tried:

[Address1] & vbCrLf & [Address2] & vbCrLf & [Address3]

Where am I going wrong, (again?)

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

QuietLeni

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Partial Answer

Dear all,

I feel embarrassed - I have solved the first one. I have changed the filter to show:

[DELETED] <> 'DELETE' OR [DELETED] IS NULL

This then showed all of the correct records.

However, I am still having problems with the Address field. I have worked out that the correct syntax is:

NULLIF([Address1], '') + ' ' + NULLIF([Address2], '') + ' ' + NULLIF([Address3], '')

but I cannot get the separator to be a carriage return to get the field onto the next line (such as CRLF or CHAR(13) + CHAR(10).

Anyone know the answer?

I guess, though, the BIGGER QUESTION is: What are the acceptable values in the Expression field for Connector Solution?

Regards,

QuietLeni

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The documentation says...

Dear All,

The documentation for Connector Solution says that I should be able to use a "\r" for a cariage return or a "\n" for a new line, but neither of these work.

Does anyone know the answer?

Thanks in Advance,

QuietLeni

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In Search of Same Information

QuietLeni,

I see that no one responded.  Did you figure out how to add a new line or carriage return via the Connector Solution?

I opened a ticket with tech support, but they seem to be having trouble figuring this out as well.sad

Thanks,
Janelle

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No, I didn't... ...but...

Janelle,

No, I didn't - I ended up saying to my colleague that I could not put in a CR and concatenated the fields together, so the answer is still out there (with technical support)...

 

QuietLeni

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