I have several txt files that contain tables with a set of different records on them that have different types of values and definitions for columns. I thought to import it into a table and run a query to separate different types of records, since the identifier for it is listed in the first column. Is there a way to change the type of a column value in a query? since it will be a pain to treat them all as text. If you have any other suggestions for resolving this issue, please let me know.
Here is an example table for the two types of records provided by the website on which I retrieved data from
create table dbo.PUBACC_A2
(
Record_Type char(2) null,
unique_system_identifier numeric(9,0) not null,
ULS_File_Number char(14) null,
EBF_Number varchar(30) null,
spectrum_manager_leasing char(1) null,
defacto_transfer_leasing char(1) null,
new_spectrum_leasing char(1) null,
spectrum_subleasing char(1) null,
xfer_control_lessee char(1) null,
revision_spectrum_lease char(1) null,
assignment_spectrum_lease char(1) null,
pfr_status char(1) null
)
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create table dbo.PUBACC_AC
(
record_type char(2) null,
unique_system_identifier numeric(9,0) not null,
uls_file_number char(14) null,
ebf_number varchar(30) null,
call_sign char(10) null,
aircraft_count int null,
type_of_carrier char(1) null,
portable_indicator char(1) null,
fleet_indicator char(1) null,
n_number char(10) null
)
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