"TAB" Delimitter

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chowdary
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"TAB" Delimitter

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Hi all,

Can any one tell how to read data from a "TAB" delimtted file using Sequential file.

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Just put the number that represents the ASCII value of your delimiter on the Format tab when it's not a printable character. In this case use 009 which is the TAB character.
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Post by ray.wurlod »

Click on the Help button on the Format tab. It will also show you how to do it using the hexadecimal representation.
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