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Enable support of W_String and VW_String in the Input tool, flat file input source

Currently, Input tool, Flat File format, only support String and V_String field data type.

Note: UTF-8 is a supported character set.

 

I would like to request W_String and VW_String be supported, given UTF-8 is a supported character set.

 

There is a workaround to do this, meaning Alteryx already does this, albeit through CSV input format, using a non-existent field separate, e.g., | is what I used, or in this link, the NUL or \0 character.

 

https://community.alteryx.com/t5/Alteryx-Designer/flat-file-import-with-unicode/m-p/537001#M115000

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KylieF
Alteryx Community Team
Alteryx Community Team

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AlteryxCommunityTeam
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Status changed to: Accepting Votes
 
CharlesMatthews
6 - Meteoroid

Not sure if this is expected behaviour -  but a workaround I've found is to use "Field Settings from File".

You can export the current config and then modify the parameters from V_String, to V_WString in the file. 

 

The input tool then pulls everything as a V_WString and has no conversion errors this way?! :D

 

It would be good to have this built into the product as standard though!

 

+Voted on this Idea

 

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