Sequential File stage - writing to a Link name
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:40 pm
Hi,
We have a question about the Sequential File stage. When we write to a Sequential File stage, by default the File Name in the properties of the stage is the name of the input link. We would have to explicitly change that to a physical file location and a file name on the server.
If we do run the Job without changing the default File name, for example which might be as "DSLink5", where does this data / file reside? Also if we are going to write a hugh number of records to the output file, is it not advisable to write to this kind of just a Link name? Or is it simply doesn't make any difference specifying the output file name as "DSLink5"?
Thanks.
We have a question about the Sequential File stage. When we write to a Sequential File stage, by default the File Name in the properties of the stage is the name of the input link. We would have to explicitly change that to a physical file location and a file name on the server.
If we do run the Job without changing the default File name, for example which might be as "DSLink5", where does this data / file reside? Also if we are going to write a hugh number of records to the output file, is it not advisable to write to this kind of just a Link name? Or is it simply doesn't make any difference specifying the output file name as "DSLink5"?
Thanks.