Conversion Wizard Steps 3 and 4 - Input/Output File Information Setup

Menu Function Explanation
Code System Select the code system of the file being converted.  àConversion Rules - Character Code
File Name Specify an input or output file name using a full pathname.  If you have set a default folder, you can also use a relative pathname.
File Type(Data Format)
(for Data File Conversion)
Specify a Binary or Text File or a COBOL File.  Specify Binary or Text File for anything other than a COBOL File on Windows.
àBinary or Text File
àCOBOL File
Key Information(Data Format)
(to Output a COBOL Index File)
Specify an index key.
àIndex Key Information
Details Setup(CSV Format)
(for a CSV-format File)
Specify a CSV format.
àCSV Information Setup
XML Information Setup
(for an XML-format File)
Specify an XML format.
àXML Information Setup
Specify Unicode Attribute (for Unicode)
Specify information on Unicode.
Input
Item Value
file type
Text
file
Binary
or
Text
file
*1
Binary
or
Text
file
*2
COBOL85
Sequential
file
COBOL85
Line
Sequential
file
*3
COBOL85
Relative
file
COBOL85
Index
file
CSV XML
*5
Code UCS2 Y N Y N N N N Y N
UTF8 Y
Endian Big Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y N
Little
 
Output
Item Value
file type
Text
file
Binary
or
Text
file
*1
Binary
or
Text
file
*2
COBOL85
Sequential
file
COBOL85
Line
Sequential
file
*4
COBOL85
Relative
file
COBOL85
Index
file
CSV XML
*6
Code UCS2 Y N Y N Y N N Y N
UTF8 Y
Endian Big Y Y Y Y N Y Y Y N
Little
Omit Signature Y N N N N N N Y Y
Y : usable
N : disabled
*1 This specification is handled as COBOL specification. (**)
*2 This specification depends on the selected code system. (**)
*3 When the input is a Line Sequential file, it follows the Signature.
*4 When the output is Line Sequential file, endian cannot be specified, and the output is set to little endian.
(specification of COBOL)
*5 The encoding form is given priority when the input is specified as XML.
*6 Specify whether to omit the output of the Signature.
(**)Refer to "Binary file is treated by the specification of COBOL" of Environment  Setup for details.
¨endian
¨Signature
Omit Signature Specify whether to omit the output of the signature.
Check this box only if you wish to suppress output of the Unicode signature.
(This option is only enabled when either the input or output file specification is Unicode.)
¨Signature
Specify Record Attribute Specify information on a record.  In general, specify information as follows:
Type of File Attributes New Line Code
Fixed length data file format Fixed length No (Record length is the same as in the layout definition)
Windows/DOS CSV format Variable length New line code (CR+LF)
Windows/DOS text Variable length New line code (CR+LF)
UNIX text and CSV Variable length New line code (LF)
Mainframe source Fixed length No (Record length: 80)
XML format Variable length New line code (CR+LF)
Wildcard Specification

If a wildcard is used to specify an input file, the wildcard is asumed to apply to the filename only. The input file name extension will be replaced by the extension set for the output file name. (See exception for XML format below.)

Example
Input file name item   :  *.dat
Output file name item  :  .out

 
Retrieved file names : aaa.dat, bbb.dat ...
Output file name    : aaa.out, bbb.out ...


About wildcard options when editing an XML format
When the input file is in XML format àLimitations/Precautions - Conversion of XML Files
Input file name item   : *.xml
Output file name item  : aaa.dat



Retrieved file names : aaa.xml, bbb.xml ...
Output file name     : aaa.dat

When the output side is in XML format
Input file name item   : aaa.dat
Output file name item  : *.xml



Input file name      : aaa.dat
Output file name     : aaa00000.xml, aaa00001.xml, aaa00002.xml ...

Error Files
- Specifying a wildcard as an input file name sets the default file name as Dataconv.err.
- All retrieved input file errors are output to an error file in the addition mode.
- If an error file already exists, the existing file is deleted and a new file is created.
- The same layout definition file is used.
- If an output file already exists, a message box appears asking if the output file is to be overwritten.
- In batch mode, processing is terminated if an output file already exists.
- Specifying the /f option causes an existing output file to be overwritten.