Property | S/T | Description |
|---|---|---|
StartOffset | S | If your source data file starts with characters that need to be excluded from the transformation, set the StartOffset option to specify at which byte of the file to begin. The default value is zero. The correct value may be determined by using the Hex Browser. Note: This property is set in number of bytes, not characters. |
PageSize | ST | When data records are arranged in blocks and the last record in each block is padded to the end of the block, it is necessary to set Page Size. This causes the pad characters to be stripped from the file during the data transfer. To set page size, click Page Size, highlight the default value (zero), and type the correct page size value for your data. |
ShortLastRecord | S | If set to true, short reads are ignored on the last record of the file. In other words, the last record is processed even if the End of File (EOF) is reached before reading the end of the record. The default is false. |
OccursPad | S | When using COBOL files, you may have fields of variable length. If so, you may specify how to fill the field with pads to a fixed length. The default is None. The following options are available: • None (which leaves the fields uneven) – Default • End of Record (which fills the remainder of the record with your specified pad character) • Within Group (which fills the field with your specified pad character) • Page Size: When data records are arranged in blocks and the last record in each block is padded to the end of the block, it is necessary to set Page Size. This causes the pad characters to be stripped from the file during the data transfer. To set page size, click Page Size and highlight the default value "0" (zero). Then type the correct page size value for your data. |
RecordSeparator | ST | When a COBOL file is your source connector and you are using a 01 copybook to define the fields, you might have a record separator at the end of each record. If so, you may specify the record separator here. This causes the integration platform to automatically ignore the record separator when it reads the source data. The default is None. The separators are carriage return-line feed (CR-LF), line feed (LF), carriage return (CR), line feed-carriage return (LF-CR), form feed (FF), Empty Line, and none. When writing out a binary file, you may want to place a record separator at the end of each record (similar to a Fixed ASCII record separator). You may select a record separator from the list, or highlight the current value and type your own. |
CodePage | ST | This translation table determines which encoding to use for reading and writing data. The default is ANSI, the standard in the US. |