Input file contents

The file can include:
  • Comments; to include a comment line, use "#" as the first non-blank character in the line.
    Note: The eimadmin utility ignores blank lines and comment lines.
  • Upper and lower case (The eimadmin utility preserves lettercase.)
  • Blanks (Whitespace is any combination of blanks, tabs, and other 'invisible' control characters.
    Note: Avoid using whitespace characters other than blanks because the eimadmin utility does not consider them when it performs positional parsing. The eimadmin utility truncates leading and trailing whitespace within fields when it is parsing input values. The eimadmin utility does not process anything in a field that contains all whitespace.)
Table 1. Hexadecimal character values for invisible control characters
EBCIDIC Hexadecimal value Description
05 HT — tab
0B VT — vertical tab
0C FF — form feed
0D CR — carriage return