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Since Create File input tasks are not dependent on data from external sources, they are performed at
every polling interval and the process is thus started every time.
This task is put into effect in the following use cases and example processes:
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HTTP PDF Invoice Request
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HTTP Brochure Request
Input
Create File does not capture any file and, if it is a secondary input task, discards the current data file.
Processing
Create File generates a job file with the contents of its text. If variables and control characters are
present, they are evaluated at run-time when the task is executed.
A file created with the Create File plugin will be encoded with the ISO 8859-1 (ISO Latin-1) table.
Output
The output is the job file. No metadata is generated by the task itself, however if metadata is present in
the job and it is not deleted (in the "Other" tab), it will remain active.
Task properties
General Tab
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Create File: Enter the text to use as the data. The Create File box is a Variables Properties box,
so you can use any of the variables, control characters or data selections as noted in "Variable
task properties" on page245.
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Add CRLF after last line: Check if you want the plugin to automatically add a new line at the
end of the file. Remove the checkmark to leave the file as-is, useful in the creation of CSV files for
example.
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Delete Metadata: Check to delete any metadata attached to your data file.
"Other" Tab
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Job Information group
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Information elements: Indicates what Job Info variables are automatically created by the
input task.
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Add lines before first data page: Using the arrows keys you can add any job information
directly at the beginning of your data file.
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