#!F-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--18* #!N #!CDarkGreen #!N #!Rdfldinf Data Fields Information #!N #!EC Note: A change made in any option in this part of the dialog box generates an instruction to save (confirm) the change by clicking on the #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Modify #!EF button at the bottom of the panel. #!N #!I0 #!N #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Field List #!EF #!I50 #!N This list (at the top right of the Data Prompter) displays the names of the fields that are currently defined for a header file. #!N #!N If the list contains more than one field, their order must match that of the fields in the data file. To change the order of the fields, use the #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Move field #!EF arrows, after first selecting (highlighting) the field name to be moved. #!N #!N Note that the settings of the various buttons and associated text fields below the field list are updated whenever a field is selected. #!N #!N See also #!Lfldkwd,dxall145 h field #!EL . #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Field name #!EF #!I50 #!N The text field immediately below #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Field List #!EF displays the name of the current (selected) field. Field names must be unique. Default field names take the form "field #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18* n #!EF ," where #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18* n #!EF is an integer. #!N #!N You can change a name and then click on the #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Modify #!EF button (near the bottom of the Data Prompter) to confirm the change. (Similarly you can add, insert, or delete a field. See #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Field List Buttons #!EF at the end of this section.) #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Type #!EF #!I50 #!N For each field in the list, select the appropriate data #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Type #!EF with the associated option button. The type must match that of the data in the field. The supported types are: #!CForestGreen #!N #!N #!F-adobe-courier-bold-r-normal--18* #!N double byte int short #!N float signed byte signed int signed short #!N string unsigned byte unsigned int unsigned short #!EF #!N #!N #!EC #!N #!N Note that: #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18* #!N #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18* #!N #!N #!I30 #!N - byte is equivalent to unsigned byte #!N #!I30 #!N - int is equivalent to signed int #!N #!I30 #!N - short is equivalent to signed short. #!N #!I0 #!N #!EF #!N #!N #!I0 #!N #!EF #!N #!N #!N Specifying string enables "string size," which should contain the length of the longest string. #!N #!N See also #!Ltypkwd,dxall154 h type #!EL . #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Structure #!EF #!I50 #!N For each field in the list, select the appropriate #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Structure #!EF with the associated option button. Accepted values are #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* scalar #!EF and #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* 2-vector, ..., 9-vector #!EF . However, #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* 5-vector, ..., 9-vector #!EF cannot be specified for column-majority arrays. #!N #!N See also #!Lstrckwd,dxall153 h structure #!EL . #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Dependency #!EF #!I50 #!N For each field in the list, select the appropriate #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Dependency #!EF with the associated option button. The default setting of this option is "positions" (one data item per position). If the data in the field are cell-centered (connection dependent) select "connections." #!N #!N See also #!Ldepkwd,dxall144 h dependency #!EL . #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Layout #!EF #!Rdprlayt #!I50 #!N This option is automatically activated when the data in the current field are field-interleaved (columnar) ASCII (Text). It specifies the locations of data items in a line of text. #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18* #!N #!N #!I30 #!N #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* skip #!EF specifies the number of characters the Importer must skip before it begins reading data in this field. #!N #!I30 #!N #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* width #!EF specifies the "width" (including blanks) of the field from which the data is to be read. #!N #!I0 #!N #!EF #!N #!N #!N See also #!Llaytkwd,dxall149 h layout #!EL . #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Block #!EF #!Rdprblok #!I50 #!N This option is automatically enabled when the data in the current field are record-interleaved (block) ASCII (Text). It specifies the locations of data items in a line or field of text. #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18* #!N #!N #!I30 #!N #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* skip #!EF specifies the number of characters the Importer must skip before it begins reading data in this field. #!N #!I30 #!N #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* # elem #!EF specifies the number of data elements to be read after a #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* skip #!EF . #!N #!I30 #!N #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* width #!EF specifies the "width" (including blanks) of the data component. #!N #!I0 #!N #!EF #!N #!N #!N See also #!Lblokwd,dxall143 h block #!EL . #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Field List Buttons #!EF #!I50 #!N Four buttons at the bottom of the Data Prompter operate on the fields list: #!N #!I0 #!N #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Add #!EF #!I50 #!N Adds the field specified in #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Field name #!EF to the field list, placing it immediately #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18* after #!EF the current (highlighted) field. The settings for the new field are those current at the time of the addition. #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Insert #!EF #!I50 #!N Inserts the field specified in #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Field name #!EF in the field list, placing it immediately #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18* before #!EF the current (highlighted) field. The settings for the new field are those current at the time of the insertion. #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Modify #!EF #!I50 #!N Saves any change(s) to the settings of the current (selected) field. #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Delete #!EF #!I50 #!N Removes the selected (highlighted) field from the field list. #!I0 #!N #!N Note: #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Modify #!EF and #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Delete #!EF are grayed out if there is no selected item in the field list. #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Record Separator #!EF #!I50 #!N This option is enabled only when #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Block #!EF field interleaving is selected. It allows you to specify a separator between blocks, or records, in the data file, when there are more than one. You can specify the same separator for between each record, or a different separator between each record. Depending on the setting of #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Vector interleaving #!EF button, separators may be specified between each field, or between each component of each vector in each field. #!I0 #!N #!N #!N #!N #!N #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18* Next Topic #!EF #!N #!N #!Lbrowse,dxall169 h Data Prompter Browser #!EL #!N #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18* #!N
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