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Fix Length Flat File

scott_tonjes
6 - Meteoroid

I have a need to create a fixed length flat file with a requirement for different lines to have different lengths, e.g. the Header row is length 100 and the detail row is length 150. The output tool always writes a file with all lines the same length, the longest length.

 

Does anyone know a way to solve this problem?

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MarqueeCrew
20 - Arcturus
20 - Arcturus

If you read your flat file in as a csv with \0 as the delimiter maybe you can trim the first record and create a csv with \0 as a delimiter. 

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scott_tonjes
6 - Meteoroid

I'm not reading a file. I'm trying to write to a file

scott_tonjes
6 - Meteoroid

It looks like that will work

ryno1145
5 - Atom

I have a similar need, to export data in a fixed field .txt format with specified lengths for each column:

 

Field_Name

Length

Field_Type

FIRST NAME

32

CHARACTER

MIDDLE NAME

32

CHARACTER

LAST NAME

32

CHARACTER

ADDRESS LINE 1

38

CHARACTER

ADDRESS LINE 2

28

CHARACTER

CITY

15

CHARACTER

STATE

2

CHARACTER

ZIP CODE

9

CHARACTER

SSN

9

CHARACTER

DOB

10

CHARACTER

Subcode

8

CHARACTER

Unique_ID

8

CHARACTER

Portfolio_ID

2

CHARACTER

 

What's the best way to accomplish this?

iracine
7 - Meteor

I tried everything and thankfully found your response.

Worked like a charm! Thanks for sharing @MarqueeCrew 

MarqueeCrew
20 - Arcturus
20 - Arcturus

@iracine  Does that make me charming?

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iracine
7 - Meteor

It indeed does! 💪

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