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But when opened with PlanetPress Design or a PlanetPress Suite Workflow Tool using the ASCII emulation, the data in the gen-
erated file would look exactly like the data in the original. The same would hold true for the Channel Skip emulation.
Note the following details about emulations and their options:
l With most emulations, if a file is split on a form feed, the form feed will not be appended to the output file.
l With the ASCII emulation, tabs within the input data file are replaced by spaces (the number of spaces is determined
within the configuration of the emulation).
l With the ASCII emulation, if the Remove HP PCL Escapes option is selected, the data coming out of the splitter will have
no escape sequences.
l The Goto column option of Channel Skip emulation is not supported.
Database Splitter
Database Splitter are used to split database files into multiple data files that are passed to subsequent tasks in the process.
Input
A Database Emulation data file.
Processing
The file is separated into multiple chunks according to the rules set in the task's properties.
Output
Multiple data files, sent one after the other to the rest of the tasks in the process. Metadata, job infos and user variables are
not modified by this task.
Database Splitter action task properties are as follows:
General tab
l Split group: Use this group to indicate how you want the file to be split.
l Field value change: Select if you want the file to be split based on changes in the values of a selected database field
(the value in the ClientID field changes, for example).
l Field value condition: Select if you want the file to be split based on a condition set for the values of a selected data-
base field (the value in the Order field equals 1, for example).
l Field count: Select if you want the file to be split whenever a given number of pages or data pages has been reached.
The following options are only displayed when the Field value change or the Field value condition option has been
selected at the top of the dialog box.
l Field: Enter the name of the field upon which to base the splitter condition. Note that you can use the popup menu's
Get Data command to select the field and populate this box automatically.
l The following options are only displayed when the Field value condition option has been selected at the top of the dialog
box.
l Operator: Select the condition to fulfill for the condition to be true and thus for the splitting process to take place.
l Value: Enter the condition value. Note that you can use the popup menu's Get Data command to select the value and
populate this box automatically
l Match case: Select to force the splitter to match the character casing when resolving the Field value change or Field
value condition. If this option is selected, a change from “DAY” to “Day” will be considered as a valid field value change,
and “DAY” and “Day” will not be considered as equal values.
l Where to split group: Options from this group are used to define a number of pages or records before or after
which the file is to be split.