Nlynx ETU400 Manual Do Utilizador

ETU400 User Guide 011603

 

TAB format is the same as BASIC Sequential,

except that tab characters, rather than commas,

separate the fields. Data in a *TAB format

looks similar to that shown below:

Table 4-4 Example of a *TAB data file
9.00 “LOlll” ”10119” “BLACK” ”DOG”9.00 ”890101”
9.00 “LO118” “10119” “RED” ”DOG” 8.00 “890301” 
9.00 “LO118” “10221” “BLACK” “BIRD” 6.00 “890401” 
9.00 “LO118” “lO222” ”BLUE” ”CAT” 6.00 “890201” 
8.00 “LO118” “10222” ”BLACK” ”HORSE” 7.0 “890202” 
8.00 “LO118” “10224” “GREEN” “FISH” 7.0 “890202”

DIF format is a standard method of storing PC

files created using a spreadsheet program. The

DIF format is based on vectors and tuples

(fields and records). Data in a *DIF file looks

similar to that shown below:

Table 4-5 Example of a *DIF data file

TABLE

0,1
“.”

VECTORS

0,0006

“.”

TUPLES

0,000000012

“.”

DATA0,0

“.”

-1,0

NOTE: Most micro applications provide utilities that allow the data to be
imported to or exported from *BASICS, *TAB, *DIF, or

*TEXT. Check the documentation supplied with your PC software for more
information about translating data to one of these formats.

In order to support the above-named formats, any file that ETU translates

must be defined with the same field definitions as the file being

transferred. The fields may be defined through the normal Data

Description Specifications (DDS) member associated with the specified

file name. See the IBM manual AS/400 Programming: Data Description

Specifications Reference, SC21-9620, for information on creating DDS

specifications.