Import CSV data to an existing populated XLS file

Hi Guys,
Looking for some assistance, with some powershell I have never done before.. and don't know where to start..
I have a CSV file that contains some data - Several items exported from a standard powershell command.
I also have an XLS file that has been manually populated for the last 6 months with data.
What I want to get to (and have started with exporting the data to csv) is for the script to run, and add the data from the CSV to the XLS in the already exisiting colum heading.
SO in the first row - we need to add the date, followed by adding data under each subsequent column that already has a heading..
Anyone got any suggestions on where to start with this? Any advice greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Allan Harding

I think your question is a bit too broad and vague.
If you are not a scripter then I recommend asking in the Exxcel forum. THey will help you learn how to use Excel tomerge data tables.
If you want to scrpt this then youneed to start by learning how to write a script. YOu will want to use Import-Csv and the Excel object model.
If this is critical then I recommend contacting a consultant.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/scriptcenter/dd742419.aspx
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Yvan KOENIG (VALLAURIS, France)
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1) When processing a normal comma or semicolon delimited file using v_line := REPLACE (v_line, *','*, ':'); or v_line := REPLACE (v_line, *';'*, ':'); I receive correct results:
SQL> select contract_value,dump(CONTRACT_VALUE) from sdpr_upload;
CONTRACT_VALUE DUMP(CONTRACT_VALUE)
354000 Typ=1 Len=6: 51,53,52,48,48,48
555569 Typ=1 Len=6: 53,53,53,53,54,57
2) When processing a TAB-DELIMITED file using v_line := REPLACE (v_line, chr(9), ':'); I get this:
SQL> select contract_value,dump(CONTRACT_VALUE) from sdpr_upload;
CONTRACT_VALUE DUMP(CONTRACT_VALUE)
3 5 4 0 0 0 Typ=1 Len=13: 0,51,0,53,0,52,0,48,0,48,0,48,0
5 5 5 5 6 9 Typ=1 Len=13: 0,53,0,53,0,53,0,53,0,54,0,57,0
Now the BIG QUESTION ARE:
Where do these 0's come from? How to get rid of them?
Many thanks for any pointers!
Pawel.

Thanks for the tip, however the problem is to actually load the tabbed file.
I think the issue lies somewhere else. I see some weird characters in the export file when viewing it in Linux vi. So I am guessing this could be some unnicode conversion problem rather than any issue with the application or script.
Is there anyway one could upload a UNICODE text file into Apex?

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Gentlemen
I am trying to import table data into an existing 10g schema using datapump import in table mode.
However, in order to avoid violating foreign key constraints, the tables must be loaded in a specified order. I tried specifying the order in the TABLES parameter:
TABLES=table1,table2,table3 etc.
However, datapump seems to chose its own order leading to errors like the following:
ORA-31693: Table data object "SCHEMAX"."TABLE3" failed to load/unload and is being skipped due to error:
ORA-02291: integrity constraint (SCHEMAX.TABLE3_TABLE1#FK) violated - parent key not found
I want to try to avoid having to disable all foreign keys because there are hundreds of them.
Any advice?
Yours
Claus Jacobsen, Denmark

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CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER "SCHEMAX"."TABLEX#B_I_R"
BEFORE INSERT
ON TABLEX
FOR EACH ROW
DECLARE
BEGIN
SELECT tablex_seq.nextval INTO :NEW.ID FROM dual;
END;
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Spooky. Anybody can confirm this theory?
Yours
Claus
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