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after the string.
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Before or after: In the previous box, you entered exactly where you wanted to split the file, here
is where you specify whether you want the split before or after.
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Split when word found: You may not want to split the file every time the string of characters entered
above is found, but only every other time, or every third time. If so, enter the number of times in this
box.
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A Word change:If you choose A word change in the Split data file on list box (the Use emulation
option must be selected), the following boxes are displayed.
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Get: Click to select a search region. The coordinates of the selected region will be added to the
Word is in line box and the Word is between columns group below. The Generic Splitter will look
for changes in the string of characters appearing in that region.
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Word is in line: Enter the line on which to search for the word change. If you enter 1, the Generic
Splitter will consider only in the first line 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 1 in the To box, the
Generic Splitter will search for the string of characters entered above only in the first
column of the line selected above. If you enter 1 in the From box and 10 in the To box, the
Generic Splitter will search in the ten first columns of the line selected above.
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Consider case: Select to force the Generic Splitter to consider a change in character
casing as a word change. If this option is selected, “DAY” will be considered as different
from “day”.
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Trim selection: Select to force the Generic Splitter to trim empty characters at the
beginning and end of the data found in the search region. If this option is not selected,
“DAY” will be considered as different from “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 after the string.
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Before or after: In the previous box, you entered exactly where you wanted to split the file,
here is where you specify whether you want the split before or after.