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