DataLoader/MX Reference Manual (G06.24+)

Specifying File-Related Options for DataLoader/MX
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BROADCAST
For example, suppose that the contents of a file, file1, are:
ABCDED
F12345
A734
By default, a program opening file1 with the TEXT interpretation would normally read
the records as ABCDED, F12345, and A734. But there could be other interpretations.
For example, the records might be hexadecimal representations of the data to be read.
Reading file1 with this interpretation would give a first record whose characters would
be hexadecimal AB, CD, ED, and so on, for the next two records.
Another interpretation is that ABCDED, F12345, and A734 are actually names of other
files. Reading file1 with this interpretation would yield all the records contained in the
file ABCDED, followed by the records in file F12345, finally followed by the records in
file A734.
An open of a file can have only one interpretation. The interpretation for a file, if it has
one, can appear anywhere in the feature list. Interpretation types are described next.
BROADCAST
Specify the BROADCAST interpretation to direct the file system to handle the contents
of a file as a list of file names. These file names can themselves have DataLoader/MX
features. The file must be an OSS file or a Guardian EDIT file. The TEXT interpretation
is implied for OSS BROADCAST files.
When a record is written to a file that has a BROADCAST interpretation, the file system
writes the record to every file listed in the BROADCAST file.
CSV
Specify the CSV interpretation to direct DataLoader/MX to handle the data in a file as
comma-separated values. If specified for input, comma-separated values are
translated into records. If specified for output, records are translated into comma-
separated values. The CSV interpretation has the format: