Use this activity to define new or modify existing external file separator definitions. External file separators are used when defining a file template that handles input or output files having lines where the values are separated by a character or a string.
Some external file separators will be defined during installation.
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As soon as one external file separator definition is available then it is possible to define an external file template dedicated for value separated file lines.
- Click New
- Define a separator identity and a description for this identity.
- Define the separator, a single character or a string.
If the ascii value of the separator character is known then supply this value instead.- Click Save
If the ascii value was supplied then the character associated with this value will be displayed.
If the separator is defined as a string consisting of more than one character then the ascii field will be empty.
- Modify description, separator or ascii value.
If the ascii value of the separator character is known then supply this value instead.
It is possible to define a string as separator.- Click Save
If the ascii value was supplied then the character associated with this value will be displayed.
If the separator is defined as a string consisting of more than one character then the ascii field will be empty.