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@(): Always surrounds a data selection.
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Page Number: The data page number from which you want the data selection to grab the
data. If you want to get data from each page individually, this has to be done after a
splitter.
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From Line: The starting line of the data selection.
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To Line: the last line of the data selection.
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From Column: the leftmost character position of the data selection.
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To Column: the rightmost character position of the data selection.
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Case Options: This can be one of three options:
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KeepCase: Keeps the current uppercase and lowercase letters as they are.
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UpperCase: Converts all letters to their uppercase equivalent.
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LowerCase: Converts all letters to their lowercase equivalent.
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Trim Option: Can either be "Trim" if you want to trim empty spaces before and after the
data selection or "NoTrim" if you want to retain the extra spaces.
Database data selections
These selections are used for database-driven data files such as Database and CSV
emulations. The selection refers to a specific field on any given data page.
Syntax
field(record set number, child number, field name, treatment of character case, treatment of
empty trailing cells)
Here is a breakdown of the syntax (all options are mandatory):
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field(): Always surrounds database field selections.
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Record Set Number: The data page (or "record") of the data selection.
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Child Number: Line Number in the record (if there are multiple lines returned for one
single record).
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Field Name: The name of the field you want to retrieve.
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