User`s guide

Setting General Information Parameters
Creating Definition Files Data Export User’s Guide
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Setting General Information Parameters
To specify General Information parameters:
• Enter information (optional) about the file in the Description field.
You can use this field to describe the purpose or scope of the definition file.
This information appears in the field whenever you re-open the file and in
the log file (chronicle of export activities) Data Export writes to the output
directory when you export data with the file.
• Select the landscapes from which to export data.
Either accept the landscape(s) listed in the Landscapes... field or modify
the list as described in Specifying Landscapes on Page 3-5.
• Select the output format for the exported data.
Use the Output Format button to select one of the following formats:
• ASCII
• Ingres
• Sybase
• Oracle
• SAS
• Microsoft SQL Server (NT platform only)
• Specify the output directory for exported data files, tables, or data sets.
Either accept the default directory displayed in the Output Directory...
field or specify another directory as described in Specifying an Output
Directory on Page 3-6.
• Specify a post export script (optional).
Either accept the default post export script (if one is displayed) or select
another script that you want run after the export has been completed as
described in Specifying a Post Export Script on Page 3-7.
• Specify format options for ASCII data.
Either accept default ASCII format options or change format options as
described in Setting ASCII Format Options on Page 3-7.
• Specify the database name for SQL data.
Either accept the default database name displayed in the Database
Name: field or specify another database name.
The Database Name: field displays the default database name specified
by the DBDefaultName parameter in the SDE resource file. To replace the
default name for the current file, type a new name in the Database
Name field.