fwf

Load data with a fixed width from a text file.

Introduction

Use the fwf enrichment to load data from a text file with a fixed width into a data extract.

Creating the enrichment

For more information on creating an enrichment, see Using custom scripts.

Configuring the enrichment

To configure the enrichment, fill in the following fields. Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*).

Fieldwidths

Enter the maximum width of the columns in the text file. The width is measured in characters. For example, to parse a text column with a maximum character length of 10, enter 10. Enter a fixed column width for every column to load from the text file.

Encoding*

Select the format in which the text file is encoded. Select one of the following:

• cp437

• iso-8859-1

• iso-8859-15

• iso-8859-9

• utf-16

• utf-16le

• utf-8

• utf-8-sig

Subtable

Enter the name for a subtable that you want to contain the enriched data. The enrichment is applied to the whole data extract, then the enriched data is output into the subtable you have named here.

This subtable is a temporary table, which means it only exists for this custom script. You can apply additional instructions within the same custom script to the subtable. However, the subtable cannot be used in any other custom scripts.