8.5

Properties
General Tab
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Split data file on: Use this box to choose the item on which top split the file. The options available
depend on whether or not the Use emulation box is checked (see below).
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Use emulation: Check to emulate the data before splitting the file. This lets you split the file on a word,
a word change, a page number, a database field value or a database field change. When this option is
not checked, you can only split the file on a form feed, a specific number of lines, or a chain of
characters. See below for detailed information on any of these splitting methods.
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A word:If you choose “A word” in the Split data file on list box (the Use emulation option must be
selected), the following boxes are displayed.
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Word: Enter the string of characters to search for as the splitting criteria. In this variable property box,
you may enter static characters, variables, job information elements or any combination of these.
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Get: Click to get a static string of characters from the sample data file. If you use this button, the
coordinates of the data you will select will be added to the Word is between lines and Word is between
columns groups below.
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Word is between lines group
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From and To: Enter a vertical search region defined as starting from a given line and ending at a
given line. If you enter 1 in the From box and 1 in the To box, the Generic Splitter will search for
the string of characters entered above only in the first line of every page. If you enter 1 in the
From box and 10 in the To box, the Generic Splitter will search in the ten first lines of every page.
Note that the actual search region is a combination of the vertical and horizontal search regions.
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Word is between columns group
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From and To: Enter a horizontal search region defined as starting from a given column and
ending at a given column. If you enter 1 in the From box and 5 in the To box, the Generic Splitter
will search for the string of characters only in the first five column (five first characters of every
line selected above).
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Consider case: Select to force the Generic 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 matching the search string “day”.
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Where to split group
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Pages: Enter exactly where to split the file. Enter 1 to split the file 1 page before or after the
string, 2 to split the file 2 pages before or after the string, or 0 to split the file immediately before or