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    <p>I've found out how to import a CSV into my Access database via <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/213657/how-to-read-csv-files-line-by-line-in-vbscript"><strong>another question</strong></a>. But in the <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/213657/how-to-read-csv-files-line-by-line-in-vbscript/213739#213739"><strong>answer</strong></a> there is no information on how to target specific columns upon import. How can I be sure that the correct columns from the CSV get placed into the correct columns in my database?</p> <p>I need to be able to edit/add-to the column values as they get imported <strong>using classic ASP</strong>. Examples:</p> <ul> <li>The 4th column in the CSV is a userid, I need to be able to add "@domain.com" to the end as it enters the database for an email column. </li> <li>The 6th column is a classification: if it's value is "Teacher" then, as it gets imported, I need to change it to "Classroom".</li> </ul> <p>I'm working with some old code &amp; DB's that I didn't create. Believe me, I'd be using something else if I could, <em>so no pot-shots for using MS Access, please.</em></p> <p><strong>I guess this whole thing boils down to this:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>if the <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/213657/how-to-read-csv-files-line-by-line-in-vbscript/213739#213739"><strong>previous question's answer</strong></a> really allows me to treat the CSV the same as a db table, then how can I select the columns as in a real db table?</li> </ul> <p><br/></p> <h1>// Update:</h1> <p>I've set everything up how I <em>believe</em> it should be, but I'm receiving an error:</p> <pre><code>ADODB.Recordset error '800a0bb9' Arguments are of the wrong type, are out of acceptable range, or are in conflict with one another. /datazone_bkup/Rollover/importTeachers.asp, line 12 </code></pre> <p>line 12: <code>CSV.open "SELECT * FROM teachers.csv", conn</code></p> <p>My full code is as follows:</p> <pre><code>strConn = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" &amp;_ Server.MapPath("\path\to\file") &amp; ";Extended Properties='text;HDR=no;FMT=Delimited';" Set connCSV = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection") connCSV.Open strConn Set CSV = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.recordset") CSV.open "SELECT * FROM teachers.csv", conn do until CSV.eof UserName = CSV.Fields(4) LastName = CSV.Fields(1) FirstName = CSV.Fields(2) MiddleName = CSV.Fields(3) School = CSV.Fields(5) if CSV.Fields(6) = "Teacher" then SecLevel = "Classroom" end if Active = "Yes" TeacherNumber = rsCSV.Fields(0) rsCSV.movenext sql = "INSERT INTO tblTeacher (UserName, LastName, FirstName, MiddleName, School, SecLevel, Active, TeacherNumber) " &amp;_ "VALUES (" &amp;_ "'" &amp; UserName &amp; "','" &amp; LastName &amp; "','" &amp; FirstName &amp; "','" &amp; MiddleName &amp; "'," &amp;_ "'" &amp; School &amp; "','" &amp; SecLevel &amp; "','" &amp; Active &amp; "','" &amp; TeacherNumber &amp; "'" &amp;_ ")" on error resume next conn.execute(sql) loop </code></pre> <p><strong>@HansUp</strong>, when I tried using the <code>!</code> as in <code>rsDB!UserName</code>, I received a <code>Syntax Error</code>. So I went back to setting variables for the CSV column values.</p> <p>Again, thanks for any help.</p>
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