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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.
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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.
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Pages or records: Enter the number of pages or records before or after which the file is
to be split. Enter 0 if you want the file to be split right before or after the page or record that
matches the set condition.
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Before or after: Options from this list box are used to define exactly how the file is to be
split. Select Records before if you want the file to be split a given number of records
before the field that matches the set condition. Select Records after if you want the file to
be split a given number of records after the field that matches the set condition. Select
Pages before if you want the file to be split a given number of pages before the field that
matches the set condition. Select Pages after if you want the file to be split a given
number of pages after the field that matches the set condition.
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Split when condition is found group: Use this group if you want the condition to be met
a multiple number of times before splitting the file. Leave the default value of 1 in the
Times box if you want to split the file every time the condition is met, but enter a value of
2, for example, if you want to split the file every second time the condition is met.
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Time(s): Enter the number of times the condition must be met before the file is to be split.
The following options are only displayed when the Field count option has been selected
at the top of the dialog box.
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Maximum records per file: Enter the maximum number of records to include in each file.
Enter 0 for no limit.
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Maximum pages per file: Enter the maximum number of pages to include in each file.
Enter 0 for no limit.
On Error Tab
The On Error tab is common to all tasks. Details can be found in the" Task Properties Dialog"
on page731.
By default, any action task, branch, splitter or condition that generates an error will simply be
ignored, and the task just under it (not within a branch)will be given control of the job file
without any modification. Any initial input task that generates an error will stop the process from
running as a whole, and output tasks will not generate output. The On Error tab can be used to
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