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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 example, the Generic Splitter will only look in the
field named “ID” for the value entered below. In this variable property box, you may
enter static characters, variables, job information elements or any combination of
these.
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