Import DEL File Type Modifiers -- Fields and controls

Delimiters

Do not recognize character x'1A' as the end-of-file character (NOEOFCHAR)

Use ISO date format (DATESISO)

Prefix positive decimal values with a blank (DECPLUSBLANK)

Suppress recognition of double character delimiters (NODOUBLEDEL)

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Cancel

Delimiters

These boxes contain the type of delimiters you can use for your data. To change the type, use one of these methods:

• Click on the down arrow to display a list of valid delimiters and select one.

• Type another delimiter into the box.

The delimiters you can change are:

Column

Specifies a character that signals the end of a column.

Character string

Specifies a character that encloses character strings.

Decimal point

Specifies a character that signifies a decimal point.

Use ISO date format (DATESISO)

Select this check box to use International Standards Organization (ISO) format for all date data values:

yyyy-mm-dd

Prefix positive decimal values with a blank (DECPLUSBLANK)

Select this check box to use a blank space as a prefix for positive decimal values.

Suppress recognition of double character delimiters (NODOUBLEDEL)

When this check box is checked, double character delimiters will not be recognized.

Do not recognize character x'1A' as the end-of-file character (NOEOFCHAR)

OS/2 only: Select this check box if you want to specify that the optional end-of-file character x'1A' is not to be recognized as the end of the file. It will be seen as a normal character.