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  1. Preface
  2. Using the Designer
  3. Working with Sources
  4. Working with Flat Files
  5. Working with Targets
  6. Mappings
  7. Mapplets
  8. Mapping Parameters and Variables
  9. Working with User-Defined Functions
  10. Using the Debugger
  11. Viewing Data Lineage
  12. Comparing Objects
  13. Managing Business Components
  14. Creating Cubes and Dimensions
  15. Using the Mapping Wizards
  16. Datatype Reference
  17. Configure the Web Browser

Designer Guide

Designer Guide

Rules and Guidelines for Delimited File Settings

Rules and Guidelines for Delimited File Settings

Delimited files are character-oriented and line sequential. Use the following rules and guidelines when you configure delimited files:
  • The column and row delimiter character, quote character, and escape character must all be different for a source definition. These properties must also be contained in the source or target file code page.
  • The escape character and delimiters must be valid in the code page of the source or target file.
Use the following rules and guidelines when you configure delimited file sources:
  • In a quoted string, use the escape character to escape the quote character. If the escape character does not immediately precede a quote character, the Integration Service reads the escape character as an ordinary character.
  • Use an escape character to escape the column
    delimiter
    . However, in a quoted string, you do not need to use an escape character to escape the
    delimiter
    since the quotes serve this purpose. If the escape character does not immediately precede a delimiter character, the Integration Service reads the escape character as an ordinary character.
  • When two consecutive quote characters appear within a quoted string, the Integration Service reads them as one quote character. For example, the Integration Service reads the following quoted string as
    I’m going tomorrow:
    2353,‘I’’m going tomorrow’MD
  • The Integration Service reads a string as a quoted string only if the quote character you select is the first character of the field.
  • If the field length exceeds the column size defined in the Source Qualifier transformation, the Integration Service truncates the field.
  • If the row of data exceeds the larger of the line sequential buffer length or the total row size defined in the Source Qualifier transformation, the Integration Service drops the row and writes it to the session log file. To determine the row size defined in the Source Qualifier transformation, add the column precision and the delimiters, and then multiply the total by the maximum bytes per character.

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