PURPOSE
: JT-Convert converts various file types
to tab or page output.
WHY
: Convert various file formats to TAB
or PAGE format
USAGE
: JT-Convert Infile Outfile InputType
OutputType [InputSubType]
Infile
- Input file name
Outfile - Output File Name
InputType - Input file Type:
DELIMITED|VFC|DB|PAGE|LABEL|FIXEDFIELD
OutputType - Output File Type
(TAB|PAGE), the default is TAB
InputSubType - SubType information
is required by some InputFormat formats
DELIMITED
- InputSubType allows a delimiter: character|\"TAB\"|\"COMMA\".
The default InputSubFormat is: TAB
FIXEDFIELD
- InputSubType requires the file name
of a field length file.
The subtype file should contain a line for each
field containing the field length.
If input file contains NLCR characters, add
a field 2, at the end.
DB
- InputSubType allows the option FIELDNAMES.
This prepends the field names to the output file.
VFC
- InputSubType is a set of VFC characters.
The default InputSubType is: \"1+ 0-\"
The
VFC functions are: New Page
Over
Print (ignored)
Skip 1 & Print
Skip 2 & Print
Skip 3 & Print
Any ignore characters.
LABEL
- InputSubType requires the number of lines in
a label file.
All other InputTypes do not require this field.
