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Pentaho Data Integration 4 Cookbook

Pentaho Data Integration 4 Cookbook

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Pentaho Data Integration 4 Cookbook

Pentaho Data Integration 4 Cookbook

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Overview of this book

Pentaho Data Integration (PDI, also called Kettle), one of the data integration tools leaders, is broadly used for all kind of data manipulation such as migrating data between applications or databases, exporting data from databases to flat files, data cleansing, and much more. Do you need quick solutions to the problems you face while using Kettle? Pentaho Data Integration 4 Cookbook explains Kettle features in detail through clear and practical recipes that you can quickly apply to your solutions. The recipes cover a broad range of topics including processing files, working with databases, understanding XML structures, integrating with Pentaho BI Suite, and more. Pentaho Data Integration 4 Cookbook shows you how to take advantage of all the aspects of Kettle through a set of practical recipes organized to find quick solutions to your needs. The initial chapters explain the details about working with databases, files, and XML structures. Then you will see different ways for searching data, executing and reusing jobs and transformations, and manipulating streams. Further, you will learn all the available options for integrating Kettle with other Pentaho tools. Pentaho Data Integration 4 Cookbook has plenty of recipes with easy step-by-step instructions to accomplish specific tasks. There are examples and code that are ready for adaptation to individual needs.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Pentaho Data Integration 4 Cookbook
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Reading unstructured files


The simplest files for reading are those where all rows follow the same pattern: Each row has a fixed number of columns, and all columns have the same kind of data in every row. However, it is common to have files where the information does not have that format. In many occasions, the files have little or no structure. Suppose you have a file with roller coaster descriptions, and the file looks like the following:

JOURNEY TO ATLANTIS
SeaWorld Orlando

Journey to Atlantis is a unique thrill ride since it is ...
Roller Coaster Stats
Drop: 60 feet 
Trains: 8 passenger boats
Train Mfg: Mack 

KRAKEN
SeaWorld Orlando

Named after a legendary sea monster, Kraken is a ...
Kraken begins with a plunge from a height of 15-stories ...
Roller Coaster Stats
Height: 151 feet
Drop: 144 feet
Top Speed: 65 mph 
Length: 4,177 feet
Inversions: 7 
Trains: 3 - 32 passenger
Ride Time: 2 minutes, 2 seconds 

KUMBA
Busch Gardens Tampa
...

As you can see, the preceding file is far from being...

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