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Configuration file parameters for the net change utility

The net change utility configuration file contains four parameter, which define the number of characters in each part of a record. You must either use the configuration file or specify configuration settings on the command line. Configuration file settings override command line settings.

KeyWidth
Number of characters in the key, counted from the left of the record. Must be less than or equal to the RecordWidth.
CriteriaWidth
Number of characters in the criteria, counted from the left of the record, including characters in the key. Must be equal to or greater than the KeyWidth.
RecordWidth
Width of the each record in the incoming data. The width of an incoming record is determined as the difference of the total width of the record minus the PaddingWidth.
PaddingWidth
Number of characters at the end of the record for the new line or carriage return:
  • A line feed is 1 character.
  • A Line feed and carriage return is 2 characters.
If you want to omit unwanted data or white space, you can specify a padding width greater than 1 or 2 characters.

Sample configuration file

This file will be evenly divisible by 139 (138+1). Net change utility performs the division on the file before it processes it.
KeyWidth=64
CriteriaWidth=127
RecordWidth=138
PaddingWidth=1


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