using a sequential file stage as an input for "XML inpu

suneyes · Post by **suneyes** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 2:26 am

Hi ,
Can I use a sequential file as an input for XML input stage in a parallel job. If it can be done,please enlighten me.

suneyes · Post by **suneyes** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 5:43 am

I have removed all properties in the [Format] tab of sequential file stage and added these two:

Record level:

Record type=implicit

In the Field defaults:

Delimiter=none

I tried putting Final delimiter=end
but any of these things didn't work.
At one place the job got aborted saying that

"one or more fields haved elim=end"

I need entire XML file in a single columnof a single row.
If any one can help me out with this, it would be very helpful for me.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:06 am

Better to replace it with an External Source stage and just pass in the filename, let the XML Input stage do the reading of the file itself, directly.