Use the top portion of the Definition File Setup dialog box to define the name, position, and length of your input fields. The Field Name box in the Input Defined section lists the keywords for the input fields you can add to your Definition File. The Input Defined list is blank when you first access this screen. You can use the buttons in the Input Field Actions section to build or change the Input Defined list.
- Select the input field to add to your Definition file from the drop down Field Name list.
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Select the delimited file type for your input file to identify the method used to separate components of the address data in your input file:
- If your input file is in a fixed field format, click Fixed. Proceed to step 3.
- If your input file is in a delimited format, click Delimited. Proceed to step 3.
- If your input file is in a dBase format, select dBase field to define your dBase input file. Specify the appropriate dBase field names for the fields you want to add to your Definition file. Proceed to step 4.
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Use the Position, and Length fields to define your input file by specifying the starting position and length of each field in the input file.
- Use the Position/Field box to define the starting position in your input file for the field you selected in the Field Name box. Select a number in the range 1-1024 for the starting position of the field you selected.
- Use the Length/Width box to define the length of the field you selected in the Field Name box. Select a number in the range 1-1024 for the length of the field you selected.
- Click Insert Input Field.
Input Field Actions
The Input Field Actions section lists the actions you can perform for the Input Definition File fields.
- Insert Input Field
- Adds the field you selected and defined to the Input Defined section and the Definition File.
- Up
- Moves a selected field up in the order specified in the Input Defined list.
- Down
- Moves a selected field down in the order specified in the Input Defined list.
- Delete Field
- Deletes the highlighted field from the Definition File.
- Update Field
- Updates a selected field in an existing Definition File. The steps to change a field in a Definition File are:
- Open the existing Definition File.
- Select the field in the Input Defined list that you want to update.
- Make your changes to the Position/Field and/or Length/Width field(s) in the Delimited File Types section.
- Click on the Update button to update the Definition File with your changes. Note that the changes you made are now reflected in the Input Defined list.
- Clear List
- Deletes all items in the Input Defined list.