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word based splitting process to take place.
l Word: Enter the word to use as the splitting criteria. In this variable property box, you may enter static char-
acters, variables, job information elements or any combination of these. You may also use the Get Data button
to get a static string of characters from the sample data file. If you use this option, the coordinates of the data
you will select will be added to the From column and To column boxes below.
l From column: Enter a value corresponding to the first column in which the splitter must start searching for the
word.
l To column: Enter a value corresponding to the last column in which the splitter must start searching for the
word.
l Match case: Select to force the splitter to match the character casing of the string of characters entered above
with the characters found in the file. If this option is selected, “DAY” and “Day” will not be considered as match-
ing the search string “day”.
l Where to split: By default, the task splits the file at the beginning of the line on which the search word is
found (the default value is 0). If you want the task to split the file a certain number of lines before or after that
line, enter a value other than 0 in this box. Enter 1, for example, to split the file at the beginning of the line that
precedes the line on which the search word is found.
l Before: If you entered a value other than 0 in the Where to split box, select this option if you want to split the
file a given number of lines before the search word.
l After: If you entered a value other than 0 in the Where to split box, select this option if you want to split the file
a given number of lines after the search word.
l When word is found: By default, the task splits the file every time the search word is found (the default
value is 1). If you want the task to split the file only when the search word has been found twice, for example,
enter the number 2 in this box.
On Error Tab
The On Error Tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found on Task Properties Dialog.
If storing the message or ID, if they are store in a jobinfo they will be available in any error handling process where errors are
being forwarded. In all cases, if your process continues after the error, the contents of the variables selected in this window
will be available for the rest of your process, or whenever they are overwritten.
Generic Splitter
The Generic splitter is a legacy task which is kept for backwards compatibility purpose. In previous versions of PlanetPress
Workflow, it was the only splitter available. While this splitter seems to have more options than the other ones, this is only
because it contains combined features from these other splitters.
The Generic splitter, while seemingly more feature-rich, is slower than the other splitters by an order of magnitude.
Whenever encountering the Generic splitter, it is always recommended to replace it with a more appropriate splitter
instead.
Input
Any data file.
Processing
The file is separated into multiple chunks according to the rules set in the task's properties.