Access
The details below are displayed when the selection of data to be transferred concerns delimited ASCII files, in the last selection box of the Data copy tool.
Source
This panel is displayed when the data source is a set of delimited ASCII files.
Data entry
Directory
Directory containing the data files.
Enter the full path or click the "…" button to display a Windows system dialog box that lets you select a directory.
Mandatory entry.
Filter
Display filter for the files (in the 'file system' sense).
Default: " *.del ".
Check boxes
Convert OEM/ANSI
Check this box if the file's code page is the machine's OEM (DOS) code page.
Default: Not checked.
Lists
String delimiter
Character used to separate string type values in the file.
Field delimiter
Character used to separate fields in the file.
Decimal symbol
Character used to represent the decimal point in numerical values.
Buttons
…
This button opens a Windows system box that lets you select a directory.
Destination
This panel is displayed when the data's destination is a set of delimited ASCII files.
Data entry
Directory
Directory in which the data files are to be produced.
Enter the full path or click the "…" button to display a Windows system dialog box that lets you select a directory.
Mandatory entry.
Check boxes
Fixed width
Checked |
Data will be exported into a text file of fixed width (no delimiters). |
Default: Not checked.
Dates in ISO format
Checked |
DATE type fields will be stored in ISO format. |
The tool recognizes two possible date formats:
Numerical |
YYYYMMDD format. |
ISO |
'YYYY-MM-DD' string. |
This behavior relates to the delimited ASCII format as specified in the DB2 documentation.
Default: Checked.
Convert OEM/ANSI
Checked |
The data in the file will be converted in the machine's OEM (DOS) code page. |
Default: Not checked.
Lists
String delimiter
Character used to separate string type values in the generated file.
Field delimiter
Character used to separate fields in the generated file.
Decimal symbol
Character used to represent the decimal point in the numerical values in the generated file.
Buttons
…
This button opens a Windows system box that lets you select a directory.