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Left: Defines the start of the data selection to extract.
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Right: Defines the end of the data selection to extract.
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Top offset: The vertical offset from the current pointer location in the Data Sample
(Viewer).
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Height: The height of the selection box.
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Use selection: Click to use the value (Left, Right, Top offset and Height) of the current
data selection for the extraction.
Note
If the selection contains multiple lines, the lines are by default joined and extracted
into one field. To split the lines, select the option Split lines (see below).
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Post Function: Enter a JavaScript expression to be run after the extraction. For example
replace("-","") would replace a single dash character inside the extracted string.
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Trim: Select to trim empty characters at the beginning or the end of the field.
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Type: The data type of the selected data; see "Data types" on page219. If the selected
data is split (see below), this setting is applied to the first extracted field. Make sure that
the data format that the DataMapper expects matches the actual format of the data in the
data source; see "Data Format" on the facing page.
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Split:
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Split lines: Separate a multi-line selection into individual fields .
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Join lines: Join the lines in the selection with the Concatenation string defined
below.
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Concatenation string: The (HTML) string used to concatenate lines when they are
joined.
Settings for location-based fields in CSV and Database files
These are the settings for location-based fields in CSV and Database files.
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Column: Drop-down listing all fields in the Data Sample, of which the value will be used.
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Top offset: The vertical offset from the current pointer location in the Data Sample
(Viewer).
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