Comments on: Logical file with Substring fields http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/logical-file-with-substring-fields/ Tue, 21 May 2013 10:51:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: nhewage http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/logical-file-with-substring-fields/#comment-63533 nhewage Wed, 13 May 2009 14:39:59 +0000 #comment-63533 Currently we used DS method. We decided not use COPY to new PF file method due to the file size and multiple users. So I wish I can create a Logical file.
Thanks
Nihal

]]> By: gilly400 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/logical-file-with-substring-fields/#comment-63514 gilly400 Wed, 13 May 2009 09:06:44 +0000 #comment-63514 Hi,

I would suggest you create a Physical with the fields defined in it and use that as an external data structure. Read your flat file into the DS which will then populate your fields.

Regards,

Martin Gilbert.

]]> By: nhewage http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/logical-file-with-substring-fields/#comment-63482 nhewage Tue, 12 May 2009 16:34:22 +0000 #comment-63482 Thanks Tod,
Yes, It works for Alpha fields. But I need to define it as Numeric filed with two decimals. Is it possible?

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