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Input
Any data file.
Processing
The file is separated into multiple chunks according to the rules set in the task's properties.
Output
Multiple data files, sent one after the other to the rest of the tasks in the process. Metadata, Job Infos
and other variables are not modified by this task.
Task 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 avail-
able 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 meth-
ods.
With this option unchecked, data selections are done with the File Viewer. The File Viewer is like
a Data Selector (see "The Data Selector" on page710) without any data related options, such as
emulation settings. The only data formatting codes to which the File Viewer responds are line
breaks.
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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 but-
ton, 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
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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 Gen-
eric 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
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