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Using Text File Wizard
Text File Wizard
When the input database file is a plain ASCII text file or formatted CSV (Comma Separated
Values), Text File Wizard will be started within Database Wizard and it will guide you through
quick and easy steps of text data acquire. The main difference between real database and text file is
in their data structure information. Databases include the whole information about their fields
(names, data format, length) and can be automatically used with the application. Text files, on the
other hand, do not have stored such information and you will have to instruct the application how the
data is encoded.
When Text File Wizard finishes, it will return control back to Database Wizard, that will guide the
rest of the way.
Choosing Data Type
Before you can use text file, you will have to define its data structure. Fields can be delimited by
some sort of a separator (tab, semicolon, comma or some entirely user-defined separator) or can be
of a fixed length.
Database Wizard –Choosing Data Type
Choose Delimited, if you know that data fields are separated with some special character. File pre-
view at the bottom of the dialog box can be helpful, if you do not know exactly how the data is organ-
ized.
Choose Fixed if you know, that your data fields always occupy the same number of characters.