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SmartAddresser 5OPENING FIXED LENGTH TEXT FORMATSSmartAddresser 5 now has one of the best Fixed Length Text file importing featuresavailable on the market today, allowing you to easily define the field lengths. After theformat is determined, you can actually save the structure. Then, the next time you havea file with the same format, you can simply choose the predefined Field Definitions.• From the File menu choose Open List.• Click the Open Folder button. An Open dialog box will appear.• In the Open dialog box, browse your hard disk and locate the desiredfile. Select the file and click OK. The Fixed Length File Setup window willappear.TIP!Put your mouse over the edge or corner of the window and click and drag toexpand the window for a better view.Your objective is to determine the field widths in the Fixed Length File Setupwindow. Your file data will be displayed in the Sample Record along with the name and46

Duplicate Detectionlocation of the Fixed Length text file. There are four different techniques for you tochoose from when defining a Fixed Length Text file structure. Each technique isdescribed in detail below:Technique #1:• Click the cursor at the end of the first field and click the plus button .Notice that the data from the fist field moved to the Sample Data areaand SmartAddresser 5 filled in the field Type and Length. Also notice the cursorin the Sample Record is now located at the beginning of the second field.• Repeat the above steps until all of the fields are defined in the Sample Data.• Click OK. The Input File Data will be displayed in the Open Setup window.• See Opening a New List for further instructions.Technique #2:• Left-click with your mouse at the end of the first field and then right-click toselect the field break.Notice that the data from the fist field moved to the Sample Data areaand SmartAddresser 5 filled in the field Type and Length. Also notice the cursorin the Sample Record is now located at the beginning of the second field.• Continue to left and right-click at the end of each field until all fields are listedcorrectly under Sample Data.• Click OK. The Input File Data will be displayed in the Open Setup window.• See Opening a New List for further instructions.Technique #3:• Click the cursor into the Length box and type in the Length of the first field.• Click the Plus button .Notice that the data from the fist field is displayed in the Sample Dataand SmartAddresser 5 filled in the field Type and Length. Also notice that thecursor is located at the beginning of the second field in the Sample Record.47

SmartAddresser 5OPENING FIXED LENGTH TEXT FORMATSSmartAddresser 5 now has one of the best Fixed Length Text file importing featuresavailable on the market today, allowing you to easily define the field lengths. After theformat is determined, you can actually save the structure. Then, the next time you havea file with the same format, you can simply choose the predefined Field Definitions.• From the File menu choose Open List.• Click the Open Folder button. An Open dialog box will appear.• In the Open dialog box, browse your hard disk and locate the desiredfile. Select the file and click OK. The Fixed Length File Setup window willappear.TIP!Put your mouse over the edge or corner of the window and click and drag toexpand the window for a better view.Your objective is to determine the field widths in the Fixed Length File Setupwindow. Your file data will be displayed in the Sample Record along with the name and46

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