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CSV emulation options
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Text delimiter: Enter the character that starts and ends the data in each field of the
record. If you do not set a text delimiter and the data in a field contains the character you
set as the delimiter, the data is split into two fields. If you want to use a backslash
character (\) as a delimiter, you must precede it with another backslash character (thus
you would enter \\). You can also specify an ASCII character using its octal value
preceded by a backslash (for example, \041 is the exclamation mark character [!]).
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Force one record per page: Select to force a single record per data page. If you clear
the selection, a record may be split across data pages if necessary. If you want to avoid
splitting a record across data pages, yet have several records in the buffer, select Force
one record per page, and set the Pages in buffer option to the number of records you want
the buffer to hold.
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Delimiter: Enter the character that separates the fields of each record in the input data. If
you want to use a tab as a delimiter, select Set tab as field delimiter. If you want to use a
backslash character (\) as a delimiter, you must precede it with another backslash
character (thus you would enter \\). You can also specify an ASCII character using its
octal value preceded by a backslash (for example, \041 is the exclamation mark character
[!]).
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Set tab as field delimiter: Select to define a tab as the character that separates the fields
of each record in the input data. Clear to use the Delimiter box to define that character.
Database emulation
The Database emulation differs from other emulation types. With other emulations, data is
pushed either to PlanetPress Workflow processes running on servers, or to PlanetPress
Design documents residing on a printer. But in the case of the Dababase emulation, data must
be pulled from the data source: a query must be performed on the database to extract the
relevant data.
When generating output from the design tool (which is the Designer in Connect, or Design in
PlanetPress suite) one can open the document and then use the Data Selector to select a
database. By making a connection to the database, its structure can be accessed and it
becomes possible to determine how data is to be pulled into the document.
In a Workflow process, the database query has to be performed automatically. This can be
performed by the "Database Query" on page401 Action task. The task generates a data file
that it passes to the following task, be it another Action task, or any Output task. For help on
setting up the database emulation see: "Choosing a database sample file" on page73.
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