Crystal and Delimited text data

Need to import delimited text data into Crystal Reports 2008. What is the best method?

David,
Use MS Access instead.
If it's something you do on a regular basis, add the .txt file as a "Linked Table". That way, when you get a new file, you can simply overwrite the old file with the new. Because the new .txt file has the same name and location as the one it replaced Access will never know that anything has changed and will simply provide the new data.
Access is a MUCH better product than Excel for this type of operation.
Jason

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I am a new newbie to the Oracle world, and would like some help on the following;
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