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From: "Michelle Jeffery" <>
Subject: Re: [UK-CENSUS-HELPERS] Fatal problem with CSVCHECK
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 08:48:56 -0500
References: <D2757939F1C345AF875E286FB482B79F@MalcolmClarkPC>
In-Reply-To: <D2757939F1C345AF875E286FB482B79F@MalcolmClarkPC>


Malcolm,

It sounds like you are entering the wrong option (file type switch) when
running the batch. Either that or you need to double check the columns and
headers to make sure everything is correct. Failing both of those, copy
your transcription into a blank template.

Regards,
Michelle


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Michelle Jeffery
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Aberdeenshire, Nairnshire, Merchant & Royal Navy Coordinator
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On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 6:45 AM, Malcolm Clark <
> wrote:

> Hi
>
> I get the following message using CSVCHECK on a new file.
>
> "Warning: row 1, field too long <Tonbridge>
> Fatal: row 2, File type switch does not match number of columns in data
> (26)
> all the titles in row 2 must be non-blank"
>
> I have successfully created and completed 2 other CSV files and not had
> this problem. The file name is the same as the name in A1 and I took the
> 1st three header rows from the sample blank file which does not have 26
> completed fields anyway!
>
> I have some 50 pages on the file so far, which I took over recently, and I
> am in the process of checking these against the image files, so this is the
> first time I have tried to check the file. I am sure that there are some
> faults!!
>
> Any ideas???
>
> Malcolm Clark
>
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