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Field Descriptions
File Format
Fields in the import/export text file can be separated by tab characters (Tab Delimited),
commas (Comma Delimited or CSV) or can be formatted into fixed width fields (User
Defined). Field width and justification are specified in the Field Table Selection screen.
Quoted Fields
Double quotes (") can be placed around Character Fields, Numeric Fields, All fields or
None.
Default File Name
The import/export text file name consists of:
Prefix Enter the characters that begin the file name.
Body The prefix is followed by the name body which can be
the current date formatted as either mmddyy or
mmddyyyy. The body can also be a one to six digit
sequence number. You can also choose to have no body,
in which case the file name will equal the Prefix.
Current Seq# Select the starting value for the file body sequence
number. Every time the import/export routine is run this
number is incremented, creating a unique file name.
Extension Enter the characters that end the file name.
Sample An example of the file name using the options selected
above.