nicknails

The usage for this is a pick and place machine. Each PCB has it's own file and the feeder information is included in that file. If I change feeder information, I have to change it on every PCB file. So now I have a "master" file that I use and update anytime there is a feeder change. I want to update all the PCB's files from that master file. I would have to replace the first 15 lines or so in each file. It's not a search and replace, it would be delete the lines and copy in replacement lines.

I'll preface by saying that I am not good with programming. I have a directory of CSV files, all are very similar. One we'll call a "master" csv file. I need to be able to change the master CSV (roughly the 1st 15 lines or so) and then propagate those changes to the remainder of the CSV files. Right now there's only a dozen or so, but there will be over a hundred in the not too distant future. I'm using a windows PC if that makes a difference.

For a little more information, it's a really basic network. There are 2 servers, one is a Windows 2000 Server, vanilla. The other is a standard windows xp computer. There are numerous switches in the server room as well as some scattered about the building. There's no virtual machines or special user rights or anything of that sort. Essentially a computer with shared files on it. We don't need anything more. There really isn't a set budget yet. I need to gather some info to write up a proposal. Storage right now is only 100GB, so that's not really an issue. I don't know what AD is. And I don't know how to setup VMs or if they're necessary. Would 100GB work on old wiring? We have traditionat CAT5E wiring that's fairly old. Some of the lines are newer. I suspect the file transfer speeds are from the server being old and also having a slow hard drive.

I am looking to setup a new server (on a budget) that I'm sure is childs-play for most of you. I have 2 programs that run, one is sql based and the other is access based. Each of our workstations (about 15) runs the client side of the software. We also use the server as file storage for various projects and collaborations. That's all I need! Right now I'm getting a whopping 9MB/s file copy from server to workstation on our powerful Windows 2000 Server (yes, seriously) with standard hard drive. I would like something that can handle the number of transactions that the 2 database programs use.