8.5

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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.
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Split when word changed: You may not want to split the file every time the string of characters
entered above changes, but only every other time, or every third time. If so, enter the number of
times in this box.
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A Page Number:If you choose A page number in the Split data file on list box (the Use emulation
option must be selected), the following boxes are displayed.
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Pages per output file: Enter a number of pages after which to split the file. If you enter 3, for
example, the Generic Splitter will split the file every time it has counted three pages. A 10 page
file would be split in 4 files, the first three being three pages long and the last one only 1 page
long.
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View data file: Click to view the sample data file and to cycle through the pages.
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A Database Field Value:If you choose A database value in the Split data file on list box (the Use
emulation option must be selected), the following box is displayed.
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Field: Enter the name of the field that the Generic Splitter must check (only alphanumeric fields
can be used—selecting a binary field, for instance, will cause the job to fail). If you enter “ID”, for