Fixed Record Parser

The Fixed Record Parser reads and writes fixed length text records.

Configuration

The Parser has the following parameters:

Column Description

This multi-line parameter specifies each field name, the offset and length. For example:

field1, 1, 12 
field2, 13, 4
field3, 17, 3

These field names will show up when Schema discovery is performed.

Note:

Offsets start at 1; invalid values like 0 may cause an exception.

Trim values

Check to remove leading and trailing spaces from fields read.

Character Encoding

Character Encoding to be used. Also see Character Encoding conversion.

Detailed Log

If this field is checked, additional log messages are generated.