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  • July 1, 2014 at 10:53 pm

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    P Jones (7/1/2014)

    Yes there are uses for these files. It logs what has been delivered and lets others see what fields are available.

    It also gives you a way of checking if the file exists before you try to import it.

    Just to be clear, it's not a file. It's a table. And, sorry but I have to ask, how does the simple existence of a table help you with determining if the file exists before you try to import it?

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

    Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)