Specifying Delimiter Value on Sequential files

PeteM · Post by **PeteM** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 5:57 am

Is it possible to specify a string delimiter when reading files i.e. ' ~' (space then tilde)?

I can see a string delimiter can be specified when writing to files.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 6:53 am

That should be on the format tab.

PeteM · Post by **PeteM** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 7:26 am

My offshore resource is telling me that the delimiter option on the outputs format tab only takes one character?

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 7:34 am

Sure, but it should also have the standard "delimiter string" option as well. Sorry, can't check in any way just going by the docs.

ray.wurlod · Post by **ray.wurlod** » Thu Mar 30, 2017 12:30 pm

There are two incompatible options. "Delimiter" is a single character. "Delimiter string" is one or more characters. Only one of these can be selected at any one time.

PeteM · Post by **PeteM** » Fri Mar 31, 2017 6:33 am

Thanks Guys. The offshore resource did not see the other option- delimiter string.

Once he selected the 'delimiter string' option the problem was resolved.