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Converting fixed width files into UMF records

You can use the UMF file conversion utility to transform input data contained in a fixed-witdth record file format to the required UMF standard so that it can be processed by a pipeline.

Before you begin:
Configure the definition and script files you want to apply to the incoming data.
Procedure:
  1. Go to the directory that contains the UMF file conversion utility.
  2. Type the afp command on the command line, specifying the scipt file and the source file.
For example:
afp scriptfile.fp sourcefile.txt > outputfile
What to do next:
The changes specified in the UMF File Conversion Utility script file, and those specified on the command line have now been applied to the source file and sent to the specified output.


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Last updated: 2009