TABLES: Import ASC File Type Modifiers -- Infopops

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 time stamp 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 time stamp are:

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

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 drop the trailing blanks after the last non blank character when importing the data into a variable-length table column.

Select to drop the null character 0x00 after the last non blank character when importing the data into a variable-length table column.

Select to allows binary data values to be loaded into NUMERIC table columns. Binary data includes INTEGER, SMALLINT, FLOAT, and REAL data.

If you select this check box, you must also select the Record length in characters check box and specify the length of the records. Also, the Suppress recognition of character x'1A' as the end-of-file character (NOEOFCHAR) modifier is implicitly assumed, even if you do not select that check box.

Select to allow packed decimal data values to be loaded into NUMERIC table columns. Packed decimal data is the binary format for DECIMAL data. Data lengths of packed decimal data values to be loaded must match their target column definitions.

If you select this check box, you must also select the Record length in characters check box and specify the length of the records. Also, the Suppress recognition of character x'1A' as the end-of-file character (NOEOFCHAR) modifier is implicitly assumed, even if you do not select that check box.

Select to allow zoned DECIMAL data to be loaded directly.

If you select this check box, you must also select the Record length in characters check box and specify the length of the records. Also, the Suppress recognition of character x'1A' as the end-of-file character (NOEOFCHAR) modifier is implicitly assumed, even if you do not select that check box.

Select to set the default number of characters to be read for each row. When the check box is selected, the field beside it contains the default number of characters to be read for each row. If you do not select this check box, the default is to read to the new line character for each row.

Specify the default number of characters to be read for each row. To change the value in this field, select the up or down arrows to spin through the available choices, or type a value into the field.

Type a single-byte character to be used as the null indicator flag for this data file, or type the hexadecimal representation of the character. In a given row in the data file, this character is specified in a null indicator column to denote a null value. The character Y is the default null indicator flag.

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