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This Node converts a Data Table into a padded text file with each field value placed at the same character position on each line. For example the following data:
 
This Node converts a Data Table into a padded text file with each field value placed at the same character position on each line. For example the following data:
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{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" align="center"
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! Name
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! Country
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|-
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| Graham Roberts
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| United Kingdom
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|-
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| Paul Rebane
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| United States
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|-
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| Basil Prescott
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| United Kingdom
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|-
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|}
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Would be formatted as follows:
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Name              Country
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Graham Roberts    United Kingdom
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Paul Rebane      United States
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Basil Prescott    United Kingdom
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=== Options ===
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[[file:padded_text_writer_options.png]]
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For additional options, click the "Padded Text Writer Options" button.
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* '''Maximum Field Width''' This is the maximum field size - default is 50 characters. Values larger than this will be truncated.
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* '''Minimum Space Between Fields''' This is the smallest number of space characters that should appear between field values.
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* '''Space Between Rows''' If true, a newline will be placed between rows of data in the output.
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== See Also ==
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{{DataFormatters}}

Latest revision as of 13:22, 21 August 2015

Padded Text Writer Node

This Node converts a Data Table into a padded text file with each field value placed at the same character position on each line. For example the following data:

Name Country
Graham Roberts United Kingdom
Paul Rebane United States
Basil Prescott United Kingdom

Would be formatted as follows: 

Name              Country
Graham Roberts    United Kingdom
Paul Rebane       United States
Basil Prescott    United Kingdom

Options

Padded text writer options.png

For additional options, click the "Padded Text Writer Options" button.

  • Maximum Field Width This is the maximum field size - default is 50 characters. Values larger than this will be truncated.
  • Minimum Space Between Fields This is the smallest number of space characters that should appear between field values.
  • Space Between Rows If true, a newline will be placed between rows of data in the output.

< Back to Task Elements


See Also

Task Elements > Data Format Nodes > Padded Text Writer

CSV Writer | HTML Table Writer | Basic XML Writer | XML Document Writer
XSLT Processor | Padded Text Writer | Custom Data Formatter Standard Option | Custom Data Formatter PDF Option
Custom Nodes


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