source file layout

[vij]

Hi all,

I have a doubt regarding the source file layout.
I have 2 source files F1 and F2.The total length of all the columns in F1 and F2 are the same, but the no.of columns are different.

Suppose F1 has this layout :

columnname length
col1 200
col2 50

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columnname length
colmn1 100
colmn2 50
col3 50
col4 50

in the above example, even if the total column lengths are the same(250), the format/layout differs.
here comes my question : is it possible to use the same file structure for both F1 and F2?

Pls help me solving this,

thanks

[loveojha2]

Are there any separators in between the columns or it is a fixed length file.

You can read the entire row in the file as a column and after that you can process individual columns separately. With such a case you can still have same structure for both of the files.

[vij]

Are there any separators in between the columns or it is a fixed length file.

You can read the entire row in the file as a column and after that you can process individual columns separately. With such a case you can still have same structure for both of the files.

Hi loveojha2,
ur reply was useful and there are no seperators, I think its not a problem anyways! I will read the whole file as a column and then split it accordingly!

Thanks a lot!