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l Top offset: The vertical offset (the number of lines) from the current pointer location in the
Data Viewer).
l Height: The height of the selection box, in the number of lines. When set to 0, this
instructs the DataMapper to extract all lines starting from the given position until the end of
the record and store them in a single field.
l Use selection: Click to use the value (Left, Right, Top offset and Height) of the current
data selection (in the Data Viewer) for the extraction.
Note
If the selection contains multiple lines, only the first line is extracted.
l Post Function: Enter a JavaScript expression to be run after the extraction.
A Post function script operates directly on the extracted data, and its results replace the
extracted data. For example, the Post function script replace("-", ""); would replace the first
dash character that occurs inside the extracted string.
l Use JavaScript Editor: Click to display the"boundaries" on page394dialog.
l Trim: Select to trim empty characters at the beginning or the end of the field.
l Concatenation string:
l Split: Separate the selection into individual fields based on theConcatenation
stringdefined above.
Settings for location-based fields in a PDF file
These are the settings for location-based fields in a PDF file.
l Left: Defines the start of the data selection to extract, counting the number of characters
from the left. E.g. 1 means: start with the first character from the left.
l Right: Defines the end of the data selection to extract, counting the number of characters
from the left. E.g. 3 means: stop after the third character from the left.
l Top offset: The vertical offset (the number of lines) from the current pointer location in the
Data Sample (Viewer).
l Height: The height of the selection box, in the number of lines.
l Use selection: Click to use the value (Left, Right, Top offset and Height) of the current
data selection for the extraction.
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