Workflow Basics Guide

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Creating the File List

The file list contains the names of all the source files you want the Integration Service to use for the source instance in the session. Create the file list in an editor appropriate to the Integration Service platform and save it as a text file. For example, you can create a file list for an Integration Service on Windows with any text editor then save it as ASCII.

The Integration Service interprets the file list using the Integration Service code page. Map the drives on an Integration Service on Windows or mount the drives on an Integration Service on UNIX. The Integration Service skips blank lines and ignores leading blank spaces. Any characters indicating a new line, such as \n in ASCII files, must be valid in the code page of the Integration Service.

Use the following rules and guidelines when you create the file list:

Each file in the list must use the user-defined code page configured in the source definition.

Each file in the file list must share the same file properties as configured in the source definition or as entered for the source instance in the session property sheet.

Enter one file name or one path and file name on a line. If you do not specify a path for a file, the Integration Service assumes the file is in the same directory as the file list.

Each path must be local to the Integration Service node.

The following example shows a valid file list created for an Integration Service on Windows. Each of the drives listed are mapped on the Integration Service node. The western_trans.dat file is located in the same directory as the file list.

western_trans.dat
d:\data\eastern_trans.dat
e:\data\midwest_trans.dat
f:\data\canada_trans.dat

After you create the file list, place it in a directory local to the Integration Service.

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Workflow Basics Guide

Workflow Basics Guide

Creating the File List

Creating the File List