TABLES: Import DEL File Type Modifiers -- Infopops

Type the name of the code page for the data in the input data set.

Specify the character you want to use for the column delimiter. You can select from the drop-down list of valid delimiters or type in a character code point. In a character code point you use the syntax 0xJJ or XJJ where JJ is the hexadecimal representation of the code point. For example, for the delimiter # you can use #, 0x23, or X23.

Specify the character you want to use for the character string delimiter. You can select from the drop-down list of valid delimiters or type in a character code point. In a character code point you use the syntax 0xJJ or XJJ where JJ is the hexadecimal representation of the code point. For example, for the delimiter # you can use #, 0x23, or X23.

Specify the character you want to use for the decimal delimiter. You can select from the drop-down list of valid delimiters or type in a character code point. In a character code point you use the syntax 0xJJ or XJJ where JJ is the hexadecimal representation of the code point. For example, for the delimiter # you can use #, 0x23, or X23.

Select to indicate that the location of an implied decimal point is determined by the column definition, and is not at the end of the value.

Example: The value 12345 is imported into a DECIMAL (0,2) column as 123.45 and not 12345.00.

Select to suppress recognition of the character x'1A' as the end-of-file character.

Select to specify that the character string delimiter will be prioritized above the record delimiter.

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

Select to preserve the leading and trailing blanks in each field. If you do not select this option, all leading and trailing blanks that are not inside character delimiters are removed, and for all blank fields, a null value is inserted into the table.

Select to suppress recognition of double character delimiters.

Select to use International Standards Organization (ISO) format for all date data values: yyyy-mm-dd

Specify a custom date format. A default is assigned for each element not specified. Use the following elements.

Specify a custom time format. The default is 0. Use the following elements.

Specify a custom timestamp format using the elements from the Custom data format and the Custom time format.

There is one additional element, UUUUUU, which indicates the microseconds of the second. Use six digits. The range is 000000 - 999999.

Some examples of a custom timestamp are: