Import Record Options

This form controls some key factors when performing complicated importing and exporting procedures. This is an ADVANCED feature. You can choose data based on additional identifiers when importing, and can control some output options for exporting. These options apply to fixed length files only.

Import Record Options

Id2

ID2 and ID3 are unique identifiers used in the same way as the ID field in the record form. In fixed length files formats, you can use this additional ID to further examine and choose data.

Id2 Offset

Offset specifies the position from the first column where the identifier is found. Since the primary ID is usually at offset 0, normally you will need to enter a number here.

Id3

ID2 and ID3 are unique identifiers used in the same way as the ID field in the record form. In fixed length files formats, you can use this additional ID to further examine and choose data.

Id3 Offset

Offset specifies the position from the first column where the identifier is found. Since the primary ID is usually at offset 0, normally you will need to enter a number here.

Default Terminator

This causes a line feed character (0xA) to be inserted at the end of each exported record.

Null Terminate

This causes a NULL character (0x00) to be inserted at the end of each exported record.

No Terminator

Do not append any character at the end of exporting the record. This also stops the line from being padded to its defined width if the line width of the fixed length export is specified.

CR/LF

This causes a carriage return (0xD) and line feed character (0xA) to be inserted at the end of each exported record.

Header

This switch causes the data in the record to be placed at the top of the file when exporting. This is usually only set on the Accumulator record type for managing some complex export file formats. This is used in conjunction with the Accumulator field in the Import Field Specification form.

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Cancel

Select this button to ignore any changes you may have made and then return to the previous form.

OK

Selecting this button will save any data you have entered and return you to the previous form.